Monica Ali short-listed for Booker

British writer Monica Ali is among six writers short-listed for this year's 50,000 Booker Prize.Others in the list are Booker veteran Margaret Atwood, Zoe Heller, Damon Galgut, Clare Morrall and D......

'Literary critics will never grow up'

Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru has never had a problem speaking his mind. A great many people found that out on November 20, 2003, when his debut novel, The Impressionist, won the 5,000 John Llewellyn Rhys......

Renowned writer Ved Mehta, who took India to Americans, passes away at 86

Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at his......

Independence Day Special: Amish Tripathi on what he likes best about India

What is it about India that tugs at the chords of our hearts? What makes this often beautiful, often frustrating, country the best country in the world for us? What makes it tick? Why does it......

Why is Akhil Sharma scared of ghosts?

Akhil Sharma, who was recently chosen as one of the 21 Best Young American Novelists by the British literary magazine Granta, makes an unusual confession: He is scared of ghosts.'I don't like to......

Alice gets a glorious makeover

Watching the 60th anniversary DVD/Blu-ray edition of Alice in Wonderland with a group of adults and children of different ages, who have recently seen the hit Disney movie Tangled, was quite a......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

Raghuvir Yadav: Masterful Actor For All Seasons

When Raghuvir Yadav plays a character, he jumps out of the pages and acquires flesh and blood. But the actor's journey to films wasn't an easy one. His family of farmers, in the small village of......