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- Why our politicians don't write memoirsMemoirs transform politicians into statesmen by offering their personal viewpoint on their legacy. Unlike biographies, which are often over...29 Nov, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
- PM Modi's "curious astral energy" finds mention in Boris Johnson's new bookPM Modi Boris Johnson: In his memoir, Boris Johnson recounts his encounters with PM Narendra Modi, noting a memorable first meeting in Lond...12 Oct, 2024, 06.08 PM IST
- When young Atal Bihari Vajpayee went to a nightclub in the US: BiographyAtal Bihari Vajpayee went to the US on an invitation from the American government to be an observer during the presidential election campai...09 May, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
- 10 Best Novels by Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie rose to international prominence with the publication of Midnight's Children and thereafter had a significant influence in d...19 Apr, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
- Prince Harry's memoir, rumoured to be worth $20 mn & due in January, may not be as explosive after allThe much anticipated memoir comes out months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.27 Oct, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
- Barack Obama's memoir 'A Promised Land' off to a great start, almost 890K copies sold in first 24 hoursThe first-day sales includes pre-orders, e-books and audio.19 Nov, 2020, 12.22 PM IST
- Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in salesFormer US President Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the US and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on t...19 Nov, 2020, 08.48 AM IST
- 2018 year of political writing, say publishersThough politicians have often penned down their thoughts, the publishers said there was a growing interest among young readers in such book...17 Dec, 2017, 03.35 PM IST
- Mom will give freedom to people: Mehbooba Mufti's daughterOn a day when Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as the first woman chief minister of J&K, her daughters believe that she would give freedom to pe...05 Apr, 2016, 10.45 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
- Can't breathe life into subjects like politicians: Ruskin BondFor the author of scores of novels, memoirs, short story collections and books of essays and poetry, writing is easy if he's happy with his...08 Apr, 2015, 05.17 PM IST
- RK Laxman's famous creation modelled Salman Rushdie's comic alter egoThe Moor's Last Sigh features the Common Man in a unique way, by reproducing a tiny line sketch of his bemused face on Page 229.28 Jan, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
- Jaipur Literature Festival: Why memoirs, despite their author's best intentions, cannot & need not be accurateNo one expects it [a memoir] to be journalism. They know you are reconstructing from memory. Memoir is you telling the truth as you see it,...25 Jan, 2015, 02.38 AM IST
- Why India has few critically insightful biographies and autobiographiesA widely regarded perception is that Indian readers, much like Hindi cinema viewers, prefer fables and parables to complicated tales or nua...12 Oct, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
- Uttar Pradesh has five CMs today — Akhilesh is only the fifth: Kalyan SinghHaving exited BJP and campaigned for Samajwadi Party, Singh recently reaffirmed his faith in BJP.11 Aug, 2014, 11.30 AM IST
- Sanjaya Baru's book 'The Accidental Prime Minister’ meant for a culture of politics as reality TVBaru has loftily dismissed the allegations, claiming the publisher determined the launch timing, and refusing to countenance any idea of be...19 Apr, 2014, 01.01 PM IST
- Mamata five years younger than official recordsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is younger than her official age; the politician revealed the truth about her age, which was so ...25 Jan, 2012, 04.30 PM IST
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