She had been tinkering for years with a book on the Indian economy and struggled with how to tell it and now S Mitra Kalita's "My Two Indias" lucidly reconciles the many faces of India - separate, unequal, inextricably and dependent.
"I approached it (the book) as narrative non-fiction, where our journey is shared and contextualized with the reader. I oft ... Read more »

 

New Delhi, Historian Ramachandra Guha's "Makers of Modern India" continues to be the number one book on the bestseller list for the fifth week while "The Sunset Club" by Khushwant Singh tops the fiction section.
The top 10 in each category are:
Non-fiction

1. "Makers of Modern India" ... Read more »

 

Book: "Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian"; Author: Somnath Chatterjee; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India/India Today Group; Pages: 397; Price: Rs.499
Somnath Chatterjee needs no introduction. His political trajectory reveals what is wrong with the Indian Left. Here was a man who made a mark as a ... Read more »

 

Los Angeles: A wide-ranging collection of memorabilia and ephemera of singing greats like John Lennon, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and Hollywood A-listers Barbara Streisand and Elizabeth Taylor will hit the auction block here this week.
Julien`s Auctions `Icons and Idols` sale on December 3-4 in Beverly Hills wi ... Read more »

 

Software engineers Juhi and Dev became man and wife after a unique wedding ceremony performed in a ropeway high above the ground.
The couple exchanged garlands in trolley cars to make their wedding a memorable experience not just for themselves, but also for those who graced the occasion.
They choose the ropeway for p ... Read more »

 

"I’ve become aware that what we need to give readers are books of lasting values. Lot of books are read and thrown without any significance. This year we have set a hallmark where readers can pick up exclusive titles at low prices. The books are going so fast that readers need to purchase it in an instant,” says Vidya Virkar, ... Read more »

 

London, A huge cache of canvas painted by Pablo Picasso nearly 100 years ago were unveiled for the first time by a French man who claimed the art works were gifted to him by the legend.
The collection of 271 paintings, drawings, sketches and lithographs, many of which were previously unknown, dates from 1900 to 1932. The ... Read more »

 

Tribal artists from the Pardhaan community of Madhya Pradesh are adding a contemporary stroke to the age-old Gond mythologies by painting modern-day interpretations using the distinct Jangarhi style of art.
Four artists Durga Bai Vyam, Ram Singh Urveti, Mayank Shyam and Bhajju Singh Shyam have through a collection of 24 paint ... Read more »

 

Iconic Belgium comic cub-reporter Tintin's famous catchphrase "Great Snakes" becomes "Baal ki khaal" and his best friend Captain Archibald Haddock would say "Karod kasmasate kaale kacchuve" for his trademark "billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles," as their adventures across the world gets translated into Hindi.
After ... Read more »

New Delhi,A monumental mural inspired by Buddhist monastic traditions and estimated to fetch about R 10 crore at an upcoming auction is expected to put Delhi-based Arpita Singh as the country's most expensive woman artist.
"The Wish Dream" - a 16 panel mural sized 24 ft x 13 ft - executed by Singh in the year 2001 is set to go under the hammer in the two- ... Read more »