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From
August 10 , 2006
to August 16, 2006
Where
Rooms Don't End
A
useful guide and memento for tourists.
And it's for a good cause, too: the
proceeds will go towards helping the
disabled staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The
Garden Of Forking Paths
Reading Pankaj Mishra’s
Temptations of the West is like
undertaking one of those long journeys
that the author himself probably likes
to embark on. There are high roads,
forking paths that branch out of the
high road, culverts and the occasional
. . .
Wisdom
Of The Baba
With a crippled body; Baba
has a spirit which endures. The book
is voluminous but not tiring. The
language is simple and the print is
eye-friendly.
Thinking
Out Of The Box
John Gray on Nobel laureate
Amartya Sen’s meditation on human
frailty, ‘Identity and
Violence’.
A
Fresh Look At Partition
Train to Pakistan, like its
author, has endured well. So well, in
fact, that it has placed itself beyond
run-of-the-mill criticism.
Revisiting
A 30s Supercity
The book offers a feel of
Lahore in the 30s and the 40s, a
Lahore that was a most exciting place
to live in at the time.
How
To Make A Film...
With the cost of documentary
filmmaking reducing drastically,
thanks to new technology, practically
anyone with an inclination to record
something visually has become capable
of becoming a documentary
filmmaker.
The
`Darwinian Element' In Supply-Demand
Matters
"The outlook for the world economy is uncertain at
best — and dire at worst,"
warns Wake Up! But not all is gloomy:
If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy
Starbucks. And there are more useful
tips in Controlling Currency
Mismatches in Emerging Markets.
Recipe
For A Best-Seller
Jaswant Singh’s runaway bestseller, A Call to Honour,
should be taken as a case study on
what makes a best-seller in the Indian
market. Obviously it is a mix — of
the celebrity status of the author,
the relevance of the book and a bit of
sugar and . . .
Nuances
Of Emerging India
Established in 1881 by the
Cambridge Mission, St Stephen’s
College of Delhi aligned itself with
the nationalist movement of India from
its early days. The bond deepened when
C.F.
Lifting
The Veil
Muslim women have been a
subject of considerable debate in
India. But the focus revolves mainly
around personal laws and
religion.
There's
Much More To It\
Kashi is not simply about its
temples.
A
Tale Of The Times
Some interesting reads in
Kannada...
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