Lounge

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

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

Timex Expedition

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

This watch is also a gadget that can help me record all my achievements on a hiking trip: altitude, temperature range during the hike and the atmospheric pressure

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

New MacBook Pro

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

You can now finally buy a MacBook with an SD card or PC Express slot. For the first time, Apple notebooks can have a maximum of 8GB RAM

The Facebook Bait

Sohini Chattopadhyay

The biggest of ideas can emerge from the smallest of desires. In the case of Facebook, it was about a geek who wanted to be popular with the girls.

Wireless Walkman

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

The earphones and player are not wirelessly connected, they’re built into the head band. It’s more expensive than other Mp3 players, but hey, it’s a Sony