When expectations are limitless

Whenever I lay buried in a fat volume written by a long 'extinct' writer, the great minds of today often ask me, “Why are you reading that?
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A portrayal of different stages of life

Short stories by Alice Munro, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, are a veritable delight to read.
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A study on corporate social responsibility

To use a hackneyed expression, times change. As has for the world of corporate business practice.
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Nothing is Lost

He watched from his window as the seasons changed. There was no yearning in his gaze, just a weary observer looking through glass
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM

VERNAL VISUAL: MELBOURNE DIURNAL

The diurnal and the nocturnal gyrations of the earth, the magnetic and gravitational attraction and repulsion of the celestial spheres
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Into the Heart of Bengal

If literary delights are more to the taste than culinary, George Thompson englishes the improvised songs of the palky-bearers taking
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM

A New YA Fantasy Series Worth a Quick Dive

I was introduced to the Summoner series in a time when I was craving to read and delve into a new world with very little time to spare.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Omni Books

Derelict is fascinating story of Sudhir Sebastian Rosario, a “native” Christian who was born in the village of Kanakpur, Noakhali but who goes to High School in Pahartali, where his father works for the Bengal Assam Railway.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM

A Deathless Life: Tagore and the “Daughters of Jorasanko”

Chakravarti's vision of the pain and beauty of desolation and loss, the wrench of memories and “the sense of a world slipping away” is masterly.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM

A look at communalism and fundamentalism in society

He points out quite correctly that communalism and fundamentalism have always been two important facets of social history and have in their own way influenced the evolution of culture and civilization.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bob Dylan breaks silence on Nobel Prize

American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature earlier this month, has finally told the Swedish Academy that he will accept the prize.
29 October 2016, 04:08 AM

The Other Handmaid's Tale

I happened to be living in California when the twin towers were destroyed and, although a long way from New York, I observed
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Into the Heart of Bengal

“Most men carry weapons of defence with them. I carry none. A revolver was offered me before I started but I declined it. My
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM

The $900,000 question behind Dylan's Nobel

Many writers might give their right arm to be paid almost $1 million to deliver a lecture. But Bob Dylan's silence since he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature might mean he never sees the award money.
25 October 2016, 05:21 AM

Monster in Us

Nowadays I dream too much
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM

In This Winter

And these buildings wearing out this winter's heart –
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM

THE AIM OF YOUTH

This is 'youth' and the religion of 'youth'. We have no other country, no nation, no religion. Their cantonment belongs to no country,
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM

A TRUE MAN OF LETTERS:

Bernard Bergonzi, poet, literary critic and novelist, died on 20 September at the age of 87. He was born in the Southeast London suburb
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM

THE AIM OF YOUTH

My dear younger brothers!
14 October 2016, 18:00 PM

No response yet from Bob Dylan on Nobel literature prize win

Twenty-four hours after awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel prize for literature, the Swedish Academy says it had still not managed to speak to the reclusive US singer.
14 October 2016, 12:19 PM