It is undeniable: a bunch of men in khaki, committed to the idea of a Hindu India; Hindutva; and celibacy, exert immense influence over of the BJP. They operate from Nagpur and belong to what is ostensibly a socio-cultural organisation…
In 1801, Ranjit Singh, the young scion of a petty fiefdom in the Punjab was declared the Maharaja of Punjab. The young man went on to carve out a kingdom that stretched from the borders of Afghanistan in the west…
Arundhati in Love Without a Story writes beautifully about love and the nuances of it. Some of these poems are in the tradition of ancient Tamil poetry, and in Avaiyar’s voice, others about devotion to god and lover. The poems are on…
“Paddy is a thought-leader. He brings a unique and relevant approach to cricket, and life” – Rahul Dravid “Gary and Paddy’s contribution to India’s success in the 2011 World Cup was immense. Paddy brought innovative thinking that guided the players and…
‘Sandeep Bhushan seeks to demystify India’s television revolution at an interesting time, one where TV news faces a crisis of credibility and growth. It’s a crisis that presents a challenge and an opportunity; Bhushan’s book is a valuable addition to…
Rituals is a remarkable collection of poems by renowned poet, translator, editor and critic Kiriti Sengupta. This latest book explores the panoply of human experience and elucidates the meanings and rhythms of a mature poetic life. “Customs are like meditation,”…
A History of Assam in Seven Stories ISBN 978-9388907316 | Paperback, 208 pp. | Literary Fiction By the time the bomb went off — Bidyut could feel the earth under him tremble — everything was over, the gunfire and life…
Bloomsbury India presents 10,000 AFGHANS. 21 SIKH SOLDIERS. ONE EPIC BATTLE. A first-of-its-kind account of the legendary Battle of Saragarhi, where 21 Sikhs fought 10,000 Afghan invaders, based on historical records. On 12 September 1897, 21 Sikh soldiers of 36th…
For the first time ever, the New Age film critic André Bazin’s film criticism on European, Japanese, and American cinema, and international festivals, have been published in English. André Bazin (1918-58) is credited with almost single-handedly establishing the study of film…
New Delhi, 13th March: On a recently held event at The Park, New Delhi eminent satirist Sanjay Rajoura, musician Rahul Ram of Indian Ocean fame, acclaimed theatre director Abhilash Pillai and Umar Khalid (member, United Against Hate) joined acclaimed novelist Sreemoyee Piu Kundu in an animated discussion around…
‘And there was the Horntail, at the other end of the enclosure, crouched low over her clutch of eggs, her wings half furled, her evil, yellow eyes upon him, a monstrous, scaly black lizard, thrashing her spiked tail, leaving yard-long…