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The Music of Timeless Misery

Tarun J Tejpal’s sprawling new novel ‘The Line of Mercy’ about crime and punishment, men’s laws and god’s laws, inside and outside of the iron bars, is a modern masterpiece.

Deconstructing the legacy of fairy tales

Is telling children fairy tales harmful as they ‘inculcate a view of the world which includes supernaturalism’? But why should we deprive children of creating their own magical worlds borrowed from age-old enchanting fairy tales?

Author-approved books that make great Mother’s Day gifts

Are you confused about what can be a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift but don’t have much time for it? It might be too late...

A battle for health: Real foods vs ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods are created in factories. They are pumped full of inexpensive commodity ingredients that are exclusively for industrial use, such as protein isolates,...
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Celebrating role of grassroots women leaders during pandemic

Women who courageously supported their communities across India during the Covid-19 pandemic feature in a new book ‘The First Responders: Women Who Led India...

KASHMIR: EARTHLY HEAVEN, A TURBULENT HISTORY

India’s then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared, ‘wherever there is a dispute in regard to any territory, the matter should be decided by a referendum or plebiscite of the people concerned. We shall accept the result of this referendum, whatever it may be’.

Prem Rawat launches ‘Hear Yourself: How to Find Peace in a Noisy World’

The renowned author and ambassador of peace, Prem Rawat, launched his new book, ‘Hear Yourself: How to Find Peace in a Noisy World’, at...

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