The Short Story-Short only in Form

20 Feb 2023 01:07 AM IST

There are standalone short stories that get published in literary magazines, one at a time, staggered across multiple publications and over a period of time, stories that writers write when the feeling strikes, when the muse awakens, when the light is just right, when the children have left for school,

In Love, At Ease is a heartfelt recollection on the life of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

20 Feb 2023 01:06 AM IST

From a scholar at Columbia University, Yogi Trivedi comes a definitive biography of Pramukh Swami Maharaj called ‘In Love, At Ease: Everyday Spirituality’ with Pramukh Swami (Penguin India). A book that provides a roadmap to inner happiness and success based on the interactions of a spiritual master, has a foreword

Sridevi: The Life of a Legend to be on the shelves soon

13 Feb 2023 02:47 AM IST

Titled Sridevi – The Life of a Legend, the book draws a complete portrait of the actress, the quintessential star who had an unmatched career in Indian cinema. Westland Books has acquired the publishing rights of the biography of iconic superstar, Sridevi. In her career, spanning over five decades, the

A moving tale that transcends love from the far ends of the world

13 Feb 2023 02:45 AM IST

Ranabir Sen’s Finding Graham is a moving tale that transcends love from the world’s far ends. It testifies that blood is thicker than water after all. Reading this book intrigued me from the beginning, so much so that I finished it in one night! The PlotFinding Graham is one of

KNOT OF JUGGERNAUT TIES US TO MEMORY AND TIME

08 Feb 2023 11:45 AM IST

The Knot of Juggernaut, Or The Mystery of (Miami Mambo) Vexuality is a portmanteau of two separate tales. The first tale is poetry written on the waters, in Bhubaneswar and in Miami (therefore the two titles). The second is a play called The True Story of Fooko, Shoe Kriya, and

SHEDDING THE METAPHORS: PLAYING AROUND COMPLEX HUMAN EMOTIONS

08 Feb 2023 08:19 AM IST

Shedding the Metaphors (A collection of stories by Nandini Sahu) with a total of 160 pages and twelve stories in English came to me as a pleasant surprise from the erudite author who is best known as a poet and folklorist. A beautiful cover by the gifted artist Anil Tato

‘The Birth of My Nation’ projects India’s glorious journey

06 Feb 2023 07:48 AM IST

The book Birth of my Nation written by Sutapa Basu is a well-researched work of non-fiction that focuses on an important historical milestone, the integration of India. In contradiction to the perception of history being bland and boring, the simple yet interesting anecdotal style of the author imbues historical facts

Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya

06 Feb 2023 07:45 AM IST

The biography of Agyeya, “Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya,” which came last year July, chronicles his transformation from a revolutionary youth to a very controversial patron-saint of Hindi writing. Akshaya Mukul is the author of the book. Author Akshaya Mukul successfully presented Agyeya’s public, private, and

Rebellion of 1857: The varied voices

06 Feb 2023 07:41 AM IST

Much has been written about the Mutiny of 1857, referred to variously as the Sepoy Mutiny or the Indian Rebellion and The First War of Independence, in the years following the events and beyond. Most of the source writings are by English men and women. Many are diaries that have

The Pale Blue Eye

23 Jan 2023 16:01 PM IST

The film The Pale Blue Eye, starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling (as Edgar Allen Poe) is a story that takes place during Poe’s brief tenure at West Point Military Academy in 1830. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Louis Bayard, written in 2003.

The Pale Blue Eye

23 Jan 2023 15:35 PM IST

The film The Pale Blue Eye, starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling (as Edgar Allen Poe) is a story that takes place during Poe’s brief tenure at West Point Military Academy in 1830. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Louis Bayard, written in 2003.

Somewhere Among the Stars: Reflections of a Mystic

23 Jan 2023 14:30 PM IST

A book that delves into the concepts of consciousness, reality, space, and time from a Vendantic perspective chronicles a woman’s journey for love and truth. As the story unfolds, it takes the reader on a journey of self-exploration, discovery, and development. Somewhere Among the Stars was released last year and