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The only time that Mahatma Gandhi is actively remembered by young Indians is perhaps a day before his birthday. One day before Gandhi Jayanti, hoards...

City Adrift: A short biography of Bombay is a myth buster. There are about as many myths surrounding the city as there are immigrants the Shiv Sena...

Why Don’t we attack China?’ the CA asked the General, ‘It’s big. It’s close. It’s hard to miss.’When you read a book it is tough to enter an author’s...

There’s an atmospheric quality in Jhumpa Lahiri’s writings. Yes, that we all know. She has mersmerised with Interpreter of Maladies, the freshness of...

Not too long ago, self-help books began as a distinct genre, and today they are, no doubt, a roaring business for publishers. No wonder, bookstores...

Normally, we hear of Punjab and think about the partition that horribly divided it into East and West. The scare is permanent, as one of the world’s...

A City Run by Machines London is a Mecca for non–resident Indians. I was returning from a night club Hippodrome in Piccadilly, on a Sunday morning in...

As a journalist, TJS George’s credibility and credentials are unparalleled. In his career of over six decades, the veteran author and editor has...

For what is the most famous and significant scientific equation ever, E=mc2 (c squared) appears rather simple. But in its five characters – three...

Chapter 1  You Just Got Conned!Jay had been stuck in the same place for the last twenty minutes, a block away from the hotel. He had never been...

Girja Kumar took upon himself it the task of re–discovering the great classic to  view it as his personal odyssey in search of dharma as seen in the...

On October 15, 1917, the extraordinary life of an exceptional woman comes to an end in Paris –  the city that she had always loved. Though one cannot...