Investigating violenceUMA MAHADEVAN DASGUPTAA novel that asks searching questions about contemporary urban living in a family setting.
A twist in the taleUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTANOTHING, not even the quirky intelligence of Anurag Kashyaps earlier works, could have prepared us for the stunning beauty of his latest film, Dev D.
A twist in the taleUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTANOTHING, not even the quirky intelligence of Anurag Kashyaps earlier works, could have prepared us for the stunning beauty of his latest film, Dev D.
Disturbing talentUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTAWHEN Henry Perowne, an affluent London neurosurgeon in Ian McEwans novel Saturday, buys a silver Mercedes S500 for himself, his poet daughter Daisy re
Splendid novelUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTAEven more than a fine plot and rich historical detail, it is the language that carries Amitav Ghoshs new novel through 500-odd pages.
Profoundly IndianUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTAAravind Adigas Man Booker Prize-winning debut novel, The White Tiger, is the story of Indias underclass and its life.
Unforgettable talesUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTAThe special quality of Anita Desais literary voice is its ability to weave several strands of feeling into a complex, affecting symphony.
Two IndiasUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTANavdeep Singhs film explores the dark corners of small-town life; Sriram Raghavans is set in fast-track Mumbai.
In Lessings worldUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTAAt 87, Doris Lessing becomes the oldest person to win the Nobel Prize in Literature as well as only the 11th woman to do so.
Master strokesUMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTAChak De India is the story of the new Indian woman not glamorous, not long-suffering, not vigilante, just fighting for her dreams.
Inheritance of gainUMA MAHADEVAN DASGUPTAAt 35, Kiran Desai becomes the youngest woman to win the Man Booker Prize.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
