Rashid Irani 1947-2021: The Gertrude Stein of BrabourneIn 1998, as the bureauman of a Kolkata paper in Mumbai, I was asked to get in touch with two writers, Suketu Mehta and Kiran Nagarkar, and ...
05 Aug, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
'Bedtime Story' writer Kiran Nagarkar passes away at 77The novelist and playwright is also known for his book 'Cuckold'.
06 Sep, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
The end of an era! Mumbai's iconic Strand book store pulls its shutters down after 70 yrsStrand had footfalls from India’s top journalists, thinkers and writers, many of whom found their reading lists here.
22 Feb, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Good news for bibliophiles in Bengaluru! Fourth edition of Times LitFest to take place this weekendThe theme of the two-day, open-for-all festival is ‘Aseem: Beyond Boundaries’.
01 Feb, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Politicians, human rights organizations condemn Gauri Lankesh killingCongress president Sonia Gandhi described Lankesh as fearless and independent person who had extraordinary grit and determination to take o...
07 Sep, 2017, 10.29 AM IST
Writers are not responsible for riots. Rioters are. Rioters don’t read books: Taslima NasreenThe Bangladeshi writer, who has spent much of her life in exile, battling fundamentalists in her country and ours, was part of a panel disc...
29 Nov, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Give Sonia Bharat Ratna for helping PM Modi to come to power: Writer"Those who do politics in the name of Hindu religion don't have any idea about the greatness of our country and Hindu religion," he said.
31 Oct, 2015, 08.54 PM IST
Beef ban in Maharashtra is not a one-off incident - the state is used to such reactionary responsesLong before the beef ban, the recently deceased RR Patil, when home minister of the state, did something similar to the dance bars.
08 Mar, 2015, 02.46 AM IST
Naseerudin Shah's book shortlisted at Tata Lit Live! festival"And Then One Day", an account of his early years has been nominated for the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award in the non-fiction cate...
21 Oct, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
Maharashtra polls: Political parties drumming up Gujarati-Marathi conflict for their self interest“I don’t think relationships have been strained. Ultimately, money is the dominating factor in our city,” says noted novelist Kiran Nagarka...
14 Oct, 2014, 05.39 AM IST
Save Hinduism from its savioursOne is dealing with in a book like On Hinduism is a philosophical & historical exploration of origins of a religion, symbolic significance ...
24 Mar, 2014, 01.06 PM IST
Pulping of Wendy Doniger’s book: How 'hurt sensibilities' of fringe groups muzzle scholarsIgnorance of the law is no defence against it. However, when one seeks to represent a culture or a nation, one expects better homework.
16 Feb, 2014, 03.50 AM IST
- Indian literature is riding a very powerful economic wave: Marc Parent
Overwhelmed by the runaway success of these imprints in France, Marc Parent is readying to float a new outfit he calls The Agency.
28 Jan, 2012, 07.37 AM IST
- Authors protest cancellation of Rushdie video address
Some Muslim groups insisted that Rushdie should apologise to the nation for his alleged blasphemous content in his book 'Satanic verses', s...
24 Jan, 2012, 07.19 PM IST