“I just can’t believe it, a new tax on books! Imported books will be more expensive. This is unacceptable. Absolutely weird!” that’s the reaction of my 20 year old sister, who is an avid bookworm. A couple of lecturers from Cotton College just shook their heads in disbelief, and laughed derisively when I asked them […]
It’s a fact, The first Arab to win a Man booker prize is a lady named Jokha. And that is no joke! Man Booker International Prize: Jokha Alharthi is first Arabic winner, says the BBC. Omani author Jokha Alharthi has won this year’s Man Booker International Prize – the first Arabic writer to do so. […]
Satyajit Ray fans and followers will be excited to know that five unpublished works of the film maestro and author are to be released from 2020 onwards. The titles mainly comprise unpublished essays and illustrations, a senior official of a publishing house said. “Translations of Ray’s ‘Tarini Khuro‘ and many of his illustrated works, which […]
Mahtab Alam on books that he has read this week…. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells By all means turn away if you’re looking forward to read some fantastic futuristic world, with flying cars and intelligent AI. H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine is rather more of a philosophical novel than a science-fiction one, […]
Mahtab’s Bookshelf Amigos! Hope you’re all doing well. As this year draws to an end, there’s no better way to make the transition other than by reading a timeless classic. Here in the “Pick for the Week” series, I’ll help you pick your’ to becoming’ favourite books, fiction as well as non-fiction, ranging from all […]
Mahtab’s Bookshelf Here is the “Pick for the Week” series, I’ll help you pick your ‘to becoming’ favourite books, fiction as well as non-fiction, ranging from all genres and all ages, through a weekly series of mini completely spoiler –proof reviews. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga It’s no secret that rural India lags far […]
Mahtab’s Bookshelf Here in the “Pick for the Week” series, I’ll help you pick your’ to becoming’ favourite books, fiction as well as non-fiction, ranging from all genres and all ages, through weekly series of mini completely spoiler-proof reviews. Pygmalion by G.B. Shaw [THE MOTHER] How do you know that my son’s name is Freddy, […]
Mahtab’s Bookshelf Here is the “Pick for the Week” series, I’ll help you pick your ‘to becoming’ favourite books, fiction as well as well as non-fiction, ranging from all genres and all ages, through a weekly series of mini completely spoiler-proof reviews. The following two aren’t just books, they are feast for the beast-sized hunger […]
Mahtab’s Bookshelf Here in the “Pick for the Week” series, I’ll help you pick your ‘to-becoming’ favourite books, fiction as well as non-fiction, ranging from all genres and all ages, through a weekly series of mini completely spoiler-proof reviews. It’s never bad to laugh, even in serious times, on serious issues. And this week, I […]
On Friday ,7th September a book, “Human Rights: Text and Context written by Dr. Shubhash Sharma was launched at AN Sinha Institute , Patna. Dr. Professor Daisy Narayan, a Human Rights activist, said that “Human Rights is the area which involves practically all of us . As the author of the book, Dr. Shubhash Sharma […]
Our favourite Anglo- Indian author, known for his enduring Children’s books almost landed in Jail? Believe it or not, but a “mildly erotic” story almost landed writer Ruskin Bond in hot water for ‘obscenity’. He revealed this while speaking at the launch of his autobiography ‘Lone Fox Dancing’ at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay […]
New Delhi: Biographies are an important part of history, and those who attempt writing them have their work cut out, says historian Ramchandra Guha. Biographers should suppress their own egos in favour of the ‘ego’ of the person they are writing about. Arguing that India is an “inhospitable terrain to write biographies”, historian Ramachandra Guha […]
