Books

A Life Less Ordinary

Vineetha Mokkil

This Orange Prize winner lays bare the fissures in seemingly perfect relationships.

‘Much in Dan Brown’s Book Not True’

Sohini Chattopadhyay

Mark Tabbert of George Washington Masonic Memorial tells us what he thinks of Dan Brown’s latest effort.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Pai

Manju Sara Rajan

Anant Pai, the adoptive ‘Uncle’ of generations of Indian children, has turned 80. Pity we can’t find an adequate gift for the man who gave us so much joy?

Blockbookster

Elizabeth Kuruvilla

Simpsons writer Larry Doyle’s first novel is already a movie. And the second looks set to follow suit.

The Silent Storyteller

Arindam Mukherjee

A daughter’s tribute brings to life the portrait of legendary filmmaker Bimal Roy: withdrawn, reticent, yet drawing out the most memorable of performances

Code Raider

Rahul Pandita

Dan Brown’s book is like the rapids one experiences during a rafting expedition. But his fans will feel at home.

Blood Flower

Open

Journalist Gretchen Peters follows the drug and terror money flowing out of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UAE and finds Dawood Ibrahim at the heart of it. An extract from her book

Kurukshetra 2009

TR Vivek

Gurcharan Das is convinced the Mahabharata holds relevance even today. He uses the epic to understand modern day issues such as the Ambani row and Satyam scandal

A Fresh Look

TR Vivek

Gurcharan Das on his new book, and how Krishna only levels the playing field in the Kurukshetra War

Chasing a War

Rahul Jayaram

In his latest book, Imtiaz Gul gives a view of Al-Qaeda from within Pakistan. He speaks of tension within the terror group, and how India bungled a chance for peace in Kashmir