London: Hundreds of hitherto unpublished photographs taken by the personal photographer of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler before World War II are to be auctioned in Britain next month, the auctioneers have said.

The photos, taken by Heinrich Hoffmann, include shots of the Nazi leader at a 1934 party rally in Nuremberg, as well as images of the 1936 ... Read more »

Luka And The Fire Of Life
Salman Rushdie
Jonathan Cape
216 pages
Rs499

Salman Rushdie’s 1990 fable for children, Haroun And The Sea Of Stories, struck an immediate chord because of the circumstances of its writing and publication.

This endearing, inventive book was, after all, Rushdie’s first after The Satanic Verses, w ... Read more »

Washington: New age guru Deepak Chopra is all set to publish a graphic adaptation of his New York Times bestselling novel "Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment" in collaboration with Liquid Comics and Dynamite Entertainment.

The 160-page, hardcover graphic novel will be available in bookstores across the US Dec 14 with a digital Apple iPad version also available before the end of the year, Liquid Comics founded by three Indian American entrepreneurs announced Monday.

"Buddha's s ... Read more »

Shimla: Less than six years after she came out with her first book of ghost stories, writer Minakshi Chaudhry is penning another collection of spooky tales based on this hill town.

"Real, strange and eerie tales which were not included in my first book 'Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills', will be part of the forthcoming book that will hit the ... Read more »

New Delhi, From the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg to the jazz festivals of Europe and finally to India, the musical journey of K3, one of Europe's top five experimental jazz ensemble from Austria, has been one of assimilation and eclectic creativity.
The three-member K3 plays a curious mix of Indian classical, electroni ... Read more »

This weekend, enjoy the winter sun with books which stimulate the mind.
Sunset Club
Written by Khushwant Singh; Published by Penguin-India; Priced at Rs.399
Meet the members of The Sunset Club: Pandit Preetam Sharma, Nawab Barkatullah Baig and Sardar
Boota Singh. Friends for over 40 years, they are now in their 80s. Every evening, ... Read more »

New Delhi, Food was once a good word. It symbolised fulfilment, nutrition and well-being. But when did it all change? When did we become such guilt-ridden unhappy eaters? Food writer Ratna Rajaiah explores many such questions in her new book "How the Banana Goes to Heaven".
"As our cells are nourished and replenished, rejuvenated, our noses should ... Read more »

New Delhi, A three-day jazz extravaganza in the capital is all set to witness spectacular performances by musicians from countries including Germany, Poland, Norway and Italy.
The line-up for the Seagram's 100 Pipers Jazz Utsav beginning tomorrow, boasts of three-time Grammy award winning American musician Larry Carlton, Mateusz Kolakowski trio from P ... Read more »

Indian men are reading and writing for their brethren, and how! Already well-acclaimed across the globe in the genre of literary fiction, Indian men seem to have now taken a fancy to commercial fiction too. Authors like Tuhin Sinha, Ashwin Sanghi and Mukul Deva have dealt with subjects like politics, war stories and historical fiction and are up there on the ... Read more »

Mark Twain once said, "Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.” While one would hardly disagree with that, it is interesting to see how a lot of people are looking out for that designated space that can help them move into a world of imagination.

Irrespective of size, finding space for a home library has become an integral part ... Read more »