Nariman Karkaria was a Parsi born in Navsari, Gujarat. Thirsting for adventure, he left home at 16, armed with the royal sum of fifty rupees.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on 28th August, 1749. Here is a poem written by him to celebrate the greatest writer in German language.
Sir Walter Scott’s birthday is on August 15th. Here is a classic poem of his to celebrate this poet of European Romanticism.
June, 1943. Netaji visits Tokyo, Japan. Bharati Asha, who is just 15, is bowled over by his personality. She decides to join the freedom struggle.
Emily Brontë's birthday is on July 30th. Here is a poetry to celebrate this unassuming poet of the Victorian era.
I was a high school student when Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses was published. The book was immediately labelled blasphemous by many Islamists because of the
I have no interest in, or knowledge about, sports. I thought ‘The Day I Became a Runner’, by Sohini Chattopadhyay was not a book that
This is a gritty tale that Manish Gaekwad narrates about his mother’s life. Her memoir was recorded and written in 2020 - 2022. Rekha Devi
A newly married husband mistakes another bride to be his own. Can you blame him as the brides (in rural heartland of India) have their
This is many books rolled into one. First and foremost, it is a book about books. It is also about bookshops, about readers, and about
Indradeep is deeply involved in a varied range of subjects like politics, cinema, Indian music to fountain pens. He has over 10 years of experience
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's latest, Roman Stories, is a collection of nine introspective short stories that have been translated by the author from her
The story is narrated in the voice of Chanchal, Shalome’s brilliant monkey. It starts in 1792 in the port city of Surat, where Shalome reached
Manav Kaul's latest book A Bird on My Windowsill is a collection of his poetry, prose, snippets, thoughts and random notes about love, nature, writing
In the poignant words of Mary Oliver, “Tell me, what is it you want to do with your one wild and precious life?” These lines
Yet, if you are looking at the film solely for Shyam Benegal's magic touch, you could be quite disappointed. It seems less of a Benegal
