Lounge

Megapixel War

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

When the first 5mp camera phones came out, we said that was the ultimate. The story repeated with the 8mp. Now, Samsung introduces its 12 megapixel Pixon 12

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A daughter’s tribute brings to life the portrait of legendary filmmaker Bimal Roy: withdrawn, reticent, yet drawing out the most memorable of performances

iPod Rerun

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

The iPod Nano can do things that no other portable media player (unless you think your cellphone is one) can. It’s time to bite the Apple.

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

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