Books and Art
Lyrical expression of difficult times
A book of poems honestly explores the challenges of relocating to India after a stint abroad, and adjusting to new norms and demands
Poetic pandemic contemplations
Could the pandemic have been dealt with differently? That’s what Kusum Lata Sawhney’s collection of poems focuses on
Chronicling M.S. Subbulakshmi
Of Gifted Voice looks at her life and times, and the great musical tradition she belonged to
‘India’s diversity a fact of life that can’t be wished away’
The book is a recollection from memory, says Hamid Ansari on his autobiography
Book REVIEW | Privilege-bound but absorbing study of rural Sri Lanka
A deeply absorbing novel of the old school, Beautiful Place is strongest when it portrays the worlds that the author is familiar with
The suicide attempt: ‘Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam is the story of our lives’
It was while this movie shooting Guru Dutt and Geeta had grown further apart
A fantasy tonic
The author talks about the fantasy element of the book—a magical tonic that turns lives upside down
A meal in one shot
One-pot meals are always a favourite with cooks and B Ramakrishnan has made such cooking a science in itself with minimal prep time
Mukherjee: A status quoist in the culminating analysis
In his capacity as Rashtrapati, Mukherjee did express sorrow at these grotesque happenings that mauled the spirit of the Constitution
‘Chick lit’ that loses plot after promising start
Anviksha insists that her trip, although inspired by the 2011 Bollywood movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, will not mimic it