Indra Sinha shortlisted for Man Booker Prize

Indian novelist Indra Sinha is among six authors shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious award for fiction. Sinha has been selected for his novel Animal's People, which is......

When Chetan Bhagat locked horns with Pak literary greats

On Day One of the Times of India Literary Carnival in Mumbai, Chetan Bhagat took on his two Pakistani counterparts Mohammed Hanif and Mohsin Hamid. Here's what happened. One of the early sessions......

JLF Diary: Sex, drugs and Indo-Pak, all up for debate

After five days of cultural jamboree curtains drew on the Jaipur Literature Festival and writer-director Suparn Verma and Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande witnessed all the extravaganza.......

3 Indian writers short-listed for Commonwealth Pr

Three Indian authors are among the 12 candidates short-listed for the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, it was announced on Monday. The three Indians shortlisted for the Best Book Award are David......

Global oil shortage looms large

A multitude of world issues are converging and manifest themselves around future fossil fuel, energy resources, carbon dioxide, oxygen depletion, including water and mineral depletion. All combined......

PIX: Reluctant Fundamentalist premieres in New York

Mira Nair's new film The Reluctant Fundamentalist premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York recently, and the film's team posed for pictures on the red carpet. Seen here, is Nair and the......

'The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a very American story'

Actor Riz Ahmed tells Aseem Chhabra that most people can relate to the film, as it is the story of an outsider trying to find a home in a new society. Riz Ahmed began his career with Michael......

'Reluctant Fundamentalist not directly inspired by 9/11'

Mira Nair's latest film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, is said to be a thriller. Adapted from Mohsin Hamid's international bestseller of the same name, the film set in America and Pakistan is much......

Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a powerful film

The Reluctant Fundamentalist has its cinematic moments but is too simplistic in places, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel writes.Do you know what a janissary is? Before you head out to see the new Mira Nair......

Players' security still a worry

The Pakistan Cricket Board is keen on hosting a Testagainst India in Peshawar," reveals a member of the PCB, speaking to rediff.com on condition of anonymity.Nothing to scareyouuntil you learn that......