Team L&M The jury of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2020 has announced two winners – Amit Ahuja, for Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements, and Jairam Ramesh for A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V.K. Krishna Menon. The two winners were selected from a diverse shortlist of six books covering a century of modern Indian history and encompassing […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Now, you might find this statement coming from an author a bit odd and out of place. But then Giridharan’s talent is not limited as a writer or as the general manager at the Reserve Bank of India where he tracks large value frauds. The Mumbai-based 51-year-old is also an international sports commentator […]Read More
Team L&M Before the abrogation of Article 370, who were the actors in Kashmir theatre of the absurd? The youngsters who could not escape abroad had to play self-destructive roles decided by manipulators sitting in Pakistan. This rivetting narrative delves deep into how Muslim families lost their moorings. A teenaged boy turns to militancy in […]Read More
Team L&M Writing can be a lonely profession, writes Ruskin Bond in How To Be A Writer (HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks; Rs 299). But when there is “someone who has survived as a writer for seventy years” with you to guide and advise and has “something to offer by way of ‘tips’ or the lessons learnt from all […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Whenever I’m asked about my hobbies, reading always tops the list. Being an avid reader, my favourite author during my growing up years was Enid Blyton. I’m her biggest fan and I think I have all of her books and have read them over and over again. But then you move and I […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha From lights, fans, keys, lipstick and handbags to metaphysical like love, dreams and death are all a part of Sanjana Saksena Chandra’s new collection of poems in a poetry book titled The Universe is Explosive. Launched digitally yesterday, the book is a collection of 99 short poems, each no longer than eight to […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha It was probably in the latter half of 2000 that I remember reading a funny true stories’ compilation – Reader’s Digest Humour In Uniform – about life in the military from all over the world. These contributions were in the form of jokes, cartoons, quotes, anecdotes and stories of men and women from […]Read More
The world of fitness is not new to the name of SHWETAMBARI SHETTY. A banker-turned-fitness trainer-turned-entrepreneur, Shetty has spent the last decade changing the face of fitness in the country by making it more available, accessible and affordable through health and fitness chain, Cure.Fit. The fitness expert released her book this Monday, Get Moving! through which […]Read More
Apeksha Rao is a born and bred Mumbaikar and comes from a family of doctors. A homeopath with a theatre background, her case takings have made her a keen observer of human nature and helps her craft strong and relatable characters. Apeksha has been writing since she was seven. A full-time writer now, Apeksha is a die-hard […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Picture this: An honest cop with a team of 20 is out to arrest a corrupt godman with crores of followers. But before they can do so, the word gets out and efforts are made to discourage the men in khaki from arresting this “influential and well-connected” sadhu. First, money – an amount, […]Read More
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