shelf life
More than just Buddha’s wife
A scholar of Buddhist studies, Sasson had been studying Buddhist religious scriptures for years before she decided to pen a book on Yashodhara.
Beyond the horizons
Travel blogger Shivya Nath is forever on ‘workation’ mode.
Moving mountains
Deborah Baker’s latest offering, The Last Englishmen is a captivating account of India, Everest and The British Empire.
Scentimental approach
Shankar Ghosh’s book Scent of a story: A Newspaperman’s Journey documents the life of his legendary father Dr S.N. Ghosh.
Mission impossible made possible
A powerful account of an Iranian woman’s flight for freedom against wearing the Hijab under compulsion.
Saga seeped in a glorious past!
An interview with author Amitabha Bagchi on his latest novel, Half the Night is Gone, which subtly used spirtual texts to convey a message.
A case for libraries
Libraries are meant to encourage long relationships (grandparent-and-grandchild-long) and encourage the pursuit of thought and imagination.
The perils of being a celebrity biographer
Even after the book is published, starry-eyed litfest organisers go tight-fisted, inviting only the star but not the author.
Supercop’s fight against Mumbai gangs
The book has so much action and inspiring interventions that one wouldn’t be surprised if it were made into a movie some day.
Summer of Soccer
As the season of soccer frenzy reaches fever pitch, check out some of the best books written on the beautiful game.