Immigrant fiction always attracts a good readership, but Anne Cherian somewhere falls into a set pattern. Umpteen books have been written on the confused Indian in America syndrome. The Invitation by Anne Cherian belongs to that category. Thrown into the cauldron are a mix of Indians, influential and poor, a couple of stereotypes like Goans, [...]
Meren Imchen’s artwork is the hero of this graphic novel, excellently supplemented by Rajesh Devraj’s simple yet heart-warming storyline. Acting is a brutal business. And no one knows this better than Sudershan (chimpanzee), who runs away from the circus to join the movie business. After years of being the hottest animal star in Mumbai, Sudershan [...]
Books that made noise this year Fifty Shades of Grey, E L James It seems impossible to compile a list of the most popular books of the year without mentioning the ubiquitous Fifty Shades Trilogy. Something of a pop culture sensation, the mommy porn trilogy, like it or hate it, this had everybody talking. Casual [...]
If you haven’t already, meet the books you’re going to fall in love with. We present a carefully cultivated list of some of the brilliant works of literature across genres that we had the pleasure to read this year.
About a week after Tavleen Singh became a reporter at an Indian newspaper, Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency. Durbar takes the reader through the unsettling times that followed.
The only thing more fun to read than popular books are their parodies. Here’s taking a look at some of the most outrageously hilarious spoofs of our beloved favourites. Fifty Shades of Chicken FL Fowler If you are the type to appreciate good food and dirty puns, it doesn’t get any better than this delightfully clever, [...]
Ben Hammersley does what he does best; explain complicated technological developments in the simplest way possible over 64 chapters in Now for then: How to face the digital future without fear.
While the book promises to help you find your way to your most effective self, the author fails to explain how to implement the strategies he suggests for the same. “Consider this book to be your ‘find me’ button that leads you to your most effective self” says the author in the introductory chapter of [...]
Among the most prolific authors of our age, the John Grisham of yore returns with an edgy thriller that’s as unusual as it is refreshing. Here’s why you should read The Racketeer.
Rollins new novel bites off more than it can chew, but is still an engrossing read. When a pregnant young American is kidnapped by Somali pirates, a covert operations team, Sigma Force, is sent in. Because this isn’t just any young woman. It’s the daughter of the president of the United States of America. But [...]
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Humorist Jaspal Bhatti, had he been alive, would have found stunning material for a flop show in the BJP’s behaviour of late. How the ‘national opposition party’ turned into a ‘notional’ party is a story worth caricaturing with potential for record viewing-rate.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is a chemical engineer. No wonder he knows the chemical formula to pursue his country’s global ambitions. If anybody in India believed Xi would extend a warm friendship to this country, he should be naive. He has been on a global Sino initiative to widen the Chinese visions of the century. [...]
“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
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