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BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEK

12 Sep 2022 02:28 AM IST

Saundarya Lahari: Wave of Beauty Mani Rao HarperCollins India, Rs 359 Saundarya Lahari is a popular Sanskrit hymn celebrating the power and beauty of sakti, the primordial goddess. In one hundred verses, it underlines the centrality of the feminine principle in Indian thought. Attributed to adi sankaracarya, Saundarya Lahari is

‘3 Rays’ is one more testimony to Satyajit Ray’s genius

09 Sep 2022 05:46 AM IST

Satyajit Ray was a Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali (1955; The Song of the Road) and its two sequels, known as the Apu Trilogy. As a director, Ray was known for his humanism, his versatility, and his detailed

A BOOK THAT GIVES TIPS TO GAIN AND RETAIN WEALTH

09 Sep 2022 05:43 AM IST

Rajmohan Krishnan’s book Wise Wealth is being noticed for the best of reasons: the world is in dire need of the excellent solutions it offers. Rajmohan has expertly weaved fabulous inputs given by 35 extraordinary Indians to create a narrative that infuses hope and injects ideas. Those of you who

Genghis Khan’s tomb bolsters mystery of his timeless legacy

09 Sep 2022 05:41 AM IST

Yesugei led the shaman to his baby son. The old man knelt on the grass and looked carefully at the babe. His lips moved as he read the signs that only he could perceive. His eyes fell on the baby’s right fist which was tightly curled inwards as if the

BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEK

06 Sep 2022 07:08 AM IST

Gallows Hill Darcy Coates Poisoned Pen Press, Rs 1,739 As the 250th anniversary of the disappearance of Ezra Hull, the winery’s original owner, along with his wife and their four children, approaches, Coates, dispensing with any opening pretense of normalcy, ratchets up the ghostly manifestations till you can’t imagine there

Actor Parikshat Sahni’s new book launched in Mumbai

02 Sep 2022 06:27 AM IST

Simon & Schuster India released “Strange Encounters” by veteran actor Parikshat Sahni. The book was launched today in Mumbai by celebrated actors Anupam Kher and Deepti Naval. This book is an invitation to people to bring out their own “strange encounters” to the table or around the bonfire, to open

AN ANCESTOR’S MISTAKE

02 Sep 2022 06:25 AM IST

Jagat Thakur briefly closed his weary eyes and sighed deeply before opening them again. As he gazed at his wife, he released the mournful air that was the only witness to the despair that prowled within his chest. Anjani was his succour in a life of toil. His adoration for

‘FIGHTING TERRORISM IN KASHMIR IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF BATTLE’

31 Aug 2022 07:23 AM IST

The Unit moved to different parts of Kashmir with the essential task at hand – to maintain law and order in the valley. We would patrol day and night, work very hard, but for the first eight to nine months, we did not have any success. We often heard news

‘MASTER O’ IS A BLEND OF FUTURISM & THRILLER

31 Aug 2022 07:21 AM IST

Master O is a futuristic novel with a twist. It is thoroughly enticing, though chilling, exhilarating but whacky and hyperrealistic, yet deeply embedded in the realism of the mysterious nature of human existence in the universe. It is a blend of futurism, thriller, and suspense with a plot centered on

THE RENDEZVOUS

19 Aug 2022 06:52 AM IST

Pre-Covid Life “Maa, I am hungry. Aren’t you?” Nitya asked Kalyani, after sauntering in the mall, for over an hour. The sale was on, so Nitya dragged her mother for some shopping. She purchased two pairs of trousers and three formal shirts for work. Even though she had enough shoes

Fire of aspiration: The Integral Yoga begins where other yogas end

18 Aug 2022 06:44 AM IST

My meeting with Sri Aurobindo began on the mental plane, through abstract ideas that explored the various aspects of Indian spiritual and philosophical traditions. I already had a working knowledge of the concepts, partly as a seeker and partly as a traveller, through the works and paths of other Indian

Amit Agarwal chronicles forgotten episodes from Indic Resistance

12 Aug 2022 06:14 AM IST

This is the second book by author Amit Agarwal that I have read. His first book, ‘Swift horses Sharp Swords,” had an entirely new perspective on history with a new format. The book was full of maps, tables, pictures, and illustrations; it was a breeze to read through it. I