Reliving the Portuguese terror in Goa

  Published in Britain by Constable & Robinson and in America and Canada by Dell in July 2005, this is an excerpt from Richard Zimler's novel, Guardian of the Dawn, set during the Inquisition......

Goa Carnival 2016 celebrations begin with a colorful procession

The five-day festival of Carnival began on Saturday in Goa and Panaji wore a festive look with decorations and illuminations spread across the main roads. The Goa Carnival festival was introduced......

Desai, Mishra on New York Times' Top 100 books

Six weeks after winning the Man Booker Prize for her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai is hardly out of the news. She appeared with her mother, the novelist Anita Desai, last week......

My take aways from the Jaipur LitFest

'Surprised by the absence of any sloganeering or even mild protest in an ambience so free and self-regulated, I asked a friend from Delhi whether he too, with sharp political antenna, was surprised......

Julia Eats, Prays, Loves (and goes home)

For the longest time, I thought the 2006 bestseller Eat, Pray, Love was a sequel to the 2004 bestseller about punctuation Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Now I am enlightened. One is about the search for......

'At 18, I Decided To Pursue An MBBS Degree, So I Gave Up Acting'

'In Krrish, I was playing Hrithik's child version.''I also did Ishq Vishk with Shahid.''In Aetbaar, I remember doing scenes with Amitabh Bachchan.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dr Mickey The little......

Kriti's Go-To For Feeling Stronger

Keerthy is ready to promote Raghu Thatha... What's Aahana doing in Turkiye?... Nimrat prays to Ganesha... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram 'Today was so exhausting but I feel......

Malaika's 'Date' With M F Husain!

Bollywood is always on the move, whether on work or pleasure. And they *always* keep us updated! Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram Malaika Arora visits an art gallery in New Delhi......

When Lata fasted for Team India during 2011 WC semis

IMAGE: An artist paints a tribute to late Indian singer and music composer Lata Mangeshkar after she passed away in Mumbai. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Legendary singer Lata......

Still as much in love with Shoaib as when we got married: Sania

'Our marriage has not been easy because we are professional athletes and come from different countries. We knew there would be stress on us with time, but we have so far managed it well.' Indian......