Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Author Haroon Khalid brings Waris Shah to life in From Waris to Heer (Penguinb Random House), his experimental retelling of Heer and Ranjha. Weaving a story within the story in this book, he successfully portrays what Waris Shah’s life and times must have been in pre-colonial Punjab and how did the story […]Read More
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Sukriti Tankha A lively panel discussion marked the launch of Savarkar: A Contested Legacy 1924–1966, the second volume in historian Vikram Sampath’s detailed biography series on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Published by Penguin Random House, the book continues the author’s attempt to present a deeply researched, multi-dimensional portrait of one of India’s most debated historical figures. […]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