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From
October 26, 2006
to November 08, 2006
Looking Within
How well do we know our family,
friends and even the people we think
ourselves to be?
Playing With Theory
Tim Harford reveals the hidden
economic stories that lurk behind
everyday happenings.
Oddball Winners
The book profiles maverick companies
that, not content with merely beating
the opposition, are out-thinking them
as well.
Antiquated Collection
This book is meant to showcase
contemporary Bengali short stories.
However the youngest writer featured
here is 56-years-old and three of the
oldest were born in the 19th century.
A Truckload Of Laughs
Through the eyes of a child, America
of the 50s lies exposed in so
delightful a way that you will be left
asking for more.
Stories Of Individuals And Communities
A felicity of language and the easy
flow of words make the translation a
pleasure to read.
Harsh Realities
The lives of the underprivileged and
the altered perceptions of the
educated youngsters among them are
constant refrains in Bama's works.
Arrivals And Departures
The impact of displacements and the
constant pull of the countries
abandoned form the leitmotif of most
stories.
What's Happening `Inside China's Stock
Markets'?
"China
has enjoyed its greatest period of
international investor enthusiasm in
history," note authors of Privatizing
China. A. Besant C. Raj investigates
this success in comparison to India in
Unravelling the China Miracle. Sun
Shuyun takes the . . .
Enduring Cult
A new release looks at Ayn Rand's
contribution to literature, philosophy
and religion.
In Between The Worlds
Mamang Dai gives us a glimpse of a
tiny corner largely unknown to the
outside world.
Bridging A Divide
Vedanta is an achievement of inspired
intellectual imagination. It is not
the work of one man, seer or sage.
Water Management
Raises crucial issues related to the
management of water resources in the
country.
Brokering Peace In Iraq
The part played by the U.N. Security
Council in shaping events in Iraq
during the wars.
King-Size Life
Made for Maharajahs: A Design Diary of
Princely India is a peek at the life
our royals led.
Dalrymple's Yawn-Less Yarn
Raconteur William Dalrymple brought
alive the history of revolution with a
few words.
Age-Old Tradition
Kancheepuram, known in Srivaishnava
tradition as Perumal Koil is one of
the 108 Divyadesas.
Behind The Screen
Memoirs by celebrated film
personalities make for great reading,
as most of them have laid bare the
souls behind the images. So one
expects an actor of Mammootty's
(Mohammed Kutty) stature, an icon of
Malayalam cinema, to share moving
moments behind . . .
First Impression
Remember the adage: "Oh what a tangled
web we weave; when first we practise
to deceive".
Questions Of Truth And Identity
G.K. chesterton has said somewhere
that when people cease to believe in
God they do not believe in nothing —
but rather believe in anything.
Bookwatch
"tutu continued to crave more time for
meditation and prayer. But this
longing conflicted with many other
impulses... the attractions of the
money to be earned on the speaking
circuit; ...his enjoyment of the
limelight..." Would a comment like
this . . .
A Delicate Brush
Pamuk's strength as a writer lies not
in grand global metaphors but in
poetic evocations of
Turkey.
Secular Architecture Of Gingee
A trendsetter in the study of forts
and fortified towns tracing the
development of this historical urban
centre.
The Angry Periphery
In Theft, Carey explores Australia's
ambivalent relation to the Western
artistic tradition.
Fight To The End
A daughter's tribute to her father
also serves the medical world in "Give
Life a Chance"
The Last Round
A daughter's tribute to her father
also serves the medical world in "Give
Life a Chance"
Reflecting A Tradition
The making of the metal mirrors of
Aranmula has been a closely guarded
secret for centuries.
`I Am Ashamed Of My First Book'
Kiran Desai on the Booker, her mother,
and her feelings about her first book.
Pamuk In A Nutshell
Someone had to say it of course, that
Orhan Pamuk was given the Nobel for
his politics and not awarded it for
his writing.
Palming Off Grease
Along the poolside, beneath the stars,
what could be more intriguing than
sharpening your culinary skill! The
Amatrra Spa at The Ashok hotel in New
Delhi recently saw well-known Chef
Sanjeev Kapoor release his 10th book,
"No Oil Cooking".
Lived Life King Size
royalty "Made for Maharajahs: A Design
Diary of Princely India" is more than
a peek at the life our royals led.
The Master Of Prose
Jayanth Kaikini is one of the finest
writers of Kannada prose. It is an
ironical reflection on the current
trends in literary criticism that I
have to qualify the statement by
explaining that this does not mean
Jayanth has mastered the fine art of .
. .
Time’s Sepoys
Writing to a free-floating man of
letters in the summer of 1950, Hugh
Trevor-Roper, then a young Oxford don,
made a revealing confession: “I have
been in Oxford incessantly, slowly —
with infinite slowness — writing a
book of infinite pedantic . . .
Behind The Author’s Veil
Here’s a true story to begin with.
Sometime in the late Seventies,
Virago, the all-women’s house devoted
to exclusively feminist books,
published a novel, Down the Road,
Worlds Away by ‘Ms Rahila Khan’.
Time’s Sepoys
Writing to a free-floating man of
letters in the summer of 1950, Hugh
Trevor-Roper, then a young Oxford don,
made a revealing confession: “I have
been in Oxford incessantly, slowly —
with infinite slowness — writing a
book of infinite pedantic . . .
Caste, Class And New Ways Of Looking
At Indian Society
André Béteille, a sociologist par
excellence, has produced works of
consistent eminence for the past four
decades.
Palming Off Grease
Along the poolside, beneath the stars,
what could be more intriguing than
sharpening your culinary skill! The
Amatrra Spa at The Ashok hotel in New
Delhi recently saw well-known Chef
Sanjeev Kapoor release his 10th book,
"No Oil Cooking".
Print Pick
A love story offers living glimpses of
the `sacred hymn' of Amrita Pritam and
Imroz's life together.
Simply Single
Speaking to contributors of "Chasing
the Good Life," one learns about the
challenges and thrills of being single
in the city.
King Size Life
"Made for Maharajahs: A Design Diary
of Princely India" is a peek at the
life our royals led.
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