Rajkumari Sharma Tankha History often remembers movements but forgets the individuals who quietly shaped them. In Daktarin Jamini Sen (Penguin Random House India), author Deepta Roy revives the remarkable yet largely forgotten story of one of India’s earliest women doctors. The book is an insightful and deeply researched account of courage, resilience and quiet rebellion. […]Read More
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Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra Enter UNESCO Register, Highlighting India’s Literary Legacy
Team L&M In a significant recognition of India’s literary heritage, Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register. Authored by Goswami Tulsidas, Vishnu Sharma, and Anandavardhana respectively, these timeless works reflect India’s rich cultural and intellectual traditions. This inclusion marks an important step in global cultural […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha A Game of Fire is a classic novel by Nanak Singh, called the father of the Punjabi novel, of a city in turmoil and the unexpected heroes who rise from the catastrophe. A sequel to Hymns in Blood, its message is as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1948. The […]Read More
Love Longing Loss in Urdu Poetry is a journey of love through the lens of Urdu poetry based on over 1,200 best couplets of great poetsRead More
It is difficult to introduce Richa Gupta. An educationist, an instructional designer, an editor, a corporate trainer and now an author… Who knows what she will do next? But as of now, Richa has come up with her third novel, Slices of Life. While she penned her first one, Phoenix, under the pseudonym Arti Chugpai, […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Devyani Khobragade penned The Adventures of Young Ambedkar (Juggernaut; Rs 150) to educate her daughters about the struggles of the Dalit community. A doctor by profession and currently, a joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Devyani says she stuck to simpler sentences and ensured it didn’t get heavy or somber on […]Read More
Author S Venkatesh’s debut book enters book-to-screen adaptation deal Saurabh Tankha KaalKoot – The Lost Himalayan Secret is acclaimed for its combination of conspiracy, history, mythology and science. It has now entered into a book-to-screen adaptation optioning deal with a Hindi film producer. Penned by debutant author S Venkatesh, KaalKoot has loads of twists and […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha It was during a session with his spiritual guru who was explaining the philosophy of Sattva Rajas Tamas and their presence in every human in differing proportions to him that the idea seemed to take root. The first draft — a story of the battle for truth and dharma, for meritocracy over entitlement and avarice — of […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha When you are born in a family with a well-known critic and essayist in Malayalam literature as your grandfather (MP Paul) and renowned novelists and playwrights as an aunt and uncle (Rosy and CJ Thomas), you seem to develop love for literature automatically. May be the reason why Mathew Vincent Menacherry is writing […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Author Shreyas Bhave recently released the third and final volume of his epic trilogy Nemesis of Kalinga: The Asoka Trilogy based on ancient text, folklores and rock edicts from the iron age of India. Bhave retells the story of one of the most important figures of our national history and his dynasty whose symbol flies proudly on […]Read More