Jeet Thayil on Man Booker shortlist

Indian writer an Jeet Thayil's first novel Narcopolis, described as a compelling tale of Mumbai's hazy world of opium addiction, has made it to the six-author shortlist for the Man Booker Prize......

Jeet Thayil on International Booker Prize judging panel

Award-winning Indian author Jeet Thayil will make up a five-member judging panel for the 2020 International Booker Prize, the world's leading literary award for translated fiction announced in......

Jeet Thayil wins South Asian Literature award

Well-known Indian poet and novelist Jeet Thayil has won the DSC South Asian literature prize worth $50,000 (about Rs 27 lakh) for his debut novel Narcopolis. Thayil is the first Indian author to......

Jeet Thayil in Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist

Indian author Jeet Thayil's debut novel 'Narcopolis' is among five other works shortlisted on Wednesday for the $30,000 Man Asian Literary Prize. The five novels showcasing the diversity and depth......

The Wipro guide to outsourcing

Here's a way to put outsourcing in context.An American parent had a question for an India-born acquaintance: "If all the manufacturing jobs are going to China, and all the service jobs are going to......

The Oscar nominations: Heptanesia Mumbaikar

Arthur J PaisJeet ThayilAssem Chhabrarediff.com critics list their Academy Awards nominees! -- Heptanesia MumbaikarWith all the hype (cover of Time, Entertainment Weekly, etc), Peter Weir's Master......

And the worst Oscar acceptance goes to...

And the worst Oscar acceptance goes to:Halle Berry accepting the 2002 Best Actress Award for her role in Monster's Ball.She wept. She emoted. She speechified. In short, she did everything she did......

Norah Jones: Feels like home

Q: What do you do for an encore when your first album is impossible to top?A. More of the same.The most surprising thing about Norah Jones's second album, Feels Like Home (Blue Note Records, 2004),......

The tragedy of the Friedmans

Andrew Jarecki is the very young, very rich founder of Moviefone.When he set out to make his first film, he chose as his subject New York's number one birthday clown, Silly Billy. Also known as......

New York marathon has annual Indian contingent

New Yorkers say they run a marathon every day. They run for the subway and for the bus, they run to keep up with the city's frenetic pace.So there is a special place in the city's lexicon of urban......