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Discover the Making of Osho: Wild Childhood Behind the Mystic

Discover the Making of Osho: Wild Childhood Behind the Mystic

A journey into Osho’s childhood, where rebellion was instinctive, freedom was unquestioned, and humour illuminated...

30 Nov 2025 1:37 PM IST

Book Excerpt: Pooja Misras The First Connect: Moment of Magic. Waves of Whisper

Book Excerpt: Pooja Misra's The First Connect: Moment of Magic. Waves...

The First Connect is more than a romance; it’s a tender story for anyone who’s ever held on to a first love, let go of a...

17 Jun 2025 1:09 PM IST

Coverpage of Breaking the Mould: Reimagining Indias Economic Future.

Book Excerpt | India's growth story diverges from the pan-Asian...

Asian export-led growth accelerated the typical shift in labour between sectors, but the transformation was similar to...

17 Dec 2023 1:43 AM IST

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Book Excerpt | An Indian woman's first encounter with the Taliban

I don’t know what I should do. There’s no doubt that I could be the lamb set up for slaughter. You never...

18 Nov 2023 11:16 PM IST

Book Excerpt | Aiyars pink curiosities very nearly cost him his diplomatic career

Book Excerpt | Aiyar's pink curiosities very nearly cost him his...

I returned to India on the morning of 15 July 1963. That very evening, I found myself with the President of India in his...

27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Book Excerpt | Wouldn't it be easier to just kill Rahul Mukerjea? Why...

On September 20, 2015, I found out from the news that had slipped through scrutiny that the case has been moved to the...

13 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Book Excerpt | How Mufti hijacked mandate, outflanked Congress to be CM in 2002

Book Excerpt | How Mufti hijacked mandate, outflanked Congress to be...

Success breeds enemies. This is especially true of politics. Having turned around the party’s fortunes in five...

16 April 2023 12:54 AM IST

Cover photo of Negotiating the New Normal By Saurav Jha (Photo: By arrangement)

Book Excerpt | Washingtonâ€™s war against Huawei put Beijing on the...

While China may be the largest producer of scientific papers and has probably surpassed the US in overall R&D...

25 Sept 2022 1:45 AM IST

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Book Excerpt | When nostalgia overtakes love and rebellion gives way...

For most of my mother’s life, she has lived in the house she was born in. It is a roomy apartment on the second fl...

18 Sept 2022 1:05 AM IST

Cover page of The Magicians of Mazda By Ashwin Sanghi. (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | Mazda & the allure of Persian mythology...

The story starts with a thief breaking into the British museum to steal the Cyrus Cylinder, a relic of Cyrus the Great...

11 Sept 2022 1:49 AM IST

Cover page of In Search of the Pitcher of Nectar By Samaresh Basu. (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Excerpt | Some seek song, others salvation, still others wealth...

Babuji, on hearing this song, Rukmini came out fearlessly and worshipped Raghunandan by offering water, flower and...

11 Sept 2022 1:32 AM IST

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Book Review | Letâ€™s make peace with China and Pak, cozy up to Russia

Excerpt from The Last War By Pravin Sawhney

11 Sept 2022 1:10 AM IST