In an unexpected twist, this enthusiast saw his rafting trip on the Zanskar turn into a struggle for survival against floods and landslides. Passing by wreckage of bad weather, he realised the violent river was the only way to safety.

The lure of a job got Arindam Mukherjee to pack his life in his car and travel the breadth of the American continent and back. He conquered the road, and also regained his confidence.

In rowdy-as-ever Punjab, the spirit of kabaddi trumped the heat, chaos and IPL cricket in a festive celebration of the game.

Here comes another Bangladeshi expatriate author in English who easily qualifies as one of the finest from his country.

The Japanese Wife weaves an innocent love story out of an improbable modern-day fairy tale.

Even before the opening of his latest show, Atul Dodiya has sold all 12 works. But he says he regrets the commodification of art.

Self-taught Indian American musician Vijay Iyer is wowing the world today. But he started playing the piano only to annoy his sister.

The necklace is an overpowering and almost macabre motif in Anju Dodiya’s ‘fictional self images’.

He’s 94, but not afraid of opening up to new technology. Artist MF Husain sketches his life out for the e-reader.

In this book, six Indian candidates have a shot at shaking W’s hand. Who will win?

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…