book review

Rural India is suffering. The agrarian crisis is a major issue and it is also a reason why farmers are committing suicides across India. Farmers are not getting remunerative prices for their products.

The Familiars by Stacey Halls is a book about love, trust and loyalty in times when life a woman was no more than an object to admire or throw away, whether a noblewoman or a tavern worker.

Mira Jacob’s, Good Talk gives insight on the unsettling idea of racism and everything attached to it. The opening pages of the illustrated graphic novel begin with a discussion on the ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson, and the colour of this skin.

The beginning can be a battle — with your mind, your near and dear ones, your thoughts. You can actually feel the protagonist Ankita’s pain as the story proceeds.

Starting early I have always enjoyed a good story! In school, before starting every new academic…

Starting with advertising in Spain and screen-writing in Los Angeles, Carlos Ruiz Zafón published his first novel in 1991. Then, between 2001 and 2016 he embarked upon a stupendous quartet called The Cemetery of Forgotten Books — the last novel of which is the book under review.

Years ago I read this quatrain; liked it and eventually forgot. But while reading Aruna Joshi’s The Happiness Manual, almost erased memory of these four lines suddenly became verdant and those words again got emblazoned on the celluloid of my mind. Yes, this book by Aruna should be read.

As Dr Sandeep Goyal’s new book hits the stands, ROHAN AMBIKE chats with the ad guru on the idea behind the book, his journey in the industry and more.

First, the 100-year-old man climbed out of the window and disappeared with a suitcase full of cash, and ultimately ended up enjoying himself at a luxurious hotel in Bali, Indonesia, along with his friend Julius Johnsson.

No matter how massive a cricket fan you are, there is no denying that match-fixing has had a big role in sullying the image of the gentleman’s game over the years. There have been a number of shocking revelations that have come to the fore in the last two decades which have cost the game quite a few of its fans.