Prerna Madan
Prerna Madan is a multimedia content curator with HT Online. She thrives on the adrenalin rush in the newsroom, loves everything from football to books, and in her spare time, binges on F.R.I.E.N.D.S and Harry Potter.
Articles by Prerna Madan
Two held in Delhi shootout days after attack on police official
New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prerna Madan
PUBLISHED ON OCT 17, 2020 10:26 AM IST
One of the two men sustained gun shot wounds in the leg, Delhi Police officials said, adding that no police official was injured in the shootout.
Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘poor’ category
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prerna Madan
PUBLISHED ON OCT 17, 2020 09:48 AM IST
The deteriorating air quality during winter months has become an annual crisis in Delhi-NCR with the onset of cold weather conditions and increase in stubble burning in neighbouring states
Four militants killed in two encounters in Kashmir’s Kulgam, Pulwama
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Prerna Madan
PUBLISHED ON OCT 10, 2020 05:06 PM IST
A police spokesperson said that the Kulgam joint operation by the Army, Central Reserve Police Force and the Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched on Friday night after a specific input regarding the presence of terrorists
Delhi University’s first cut-off list likely to be released today: All you need to know
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON OCT 10, 2020 10:52 AM IST
This year, in the wake of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown in March and the subsequent delay in board exams and their results, the admission process has been pushed to November
Mann ki Baat: Farm sector playing key role in making India self-reliant, says PM Modi
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Prerna Madan
PUBLISHED ON SEP 27, 2020 12:57 PM IST
In his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, Modi cited the examples of several states to underline how farmers had benefitted when they were allowed a choice to sell their produce directly in the market
Scientists trace genes that aid and stem spread of Sars-CoV-2
By Prerna Madan, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 29, 2020 06:58 AM IST
In the study, scientists snipped specific genes in cultured African green monkey cells – which are susceptible to Covid-19 – and infected those gene-edited cells with Sars-CoV-2 to identify the genes that were “pro viral” or “anti viral”.
Scientists write musical notation on coronavirus protein
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON APR 05, 2020 01:10 AM IST
At the heart of the experiment is the spike protein -- the component on the surface of the virus that gives it a crown-like appearance and the name coronavirus (‘corona’ meaning ‘crown’ in Latin).
Review: Blood Island by Deep Halder
Hindustan Times | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2019 08:52 AM IST
Deep Halder’s Blood Island attempts to present the truth about the 1979 Marichjhapi massacre.
Review: Small Days and Nights by Tishani Doshi
Hindustan Times | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON MAY 17, 2019 05:56 PM IST
In Small Days and Nights, Tishani Joshi traces an intriguing story within the concurrent motifs of isolation and identity
Review: Kitty’s War by Daman Singh
Hindustan Times | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2018 12:19 PM IST
Set in a quaint railway colony in 1941 when the Japanese forces are advancing towards India, Daman Singh’s Kitty’s War is genuine in its words and message
Like leaves tossed in the wind
Hindustan Times | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2018 09:45 PM IST
Dominic Franks’ account of cycling from Bengaluru to Delhi is a story of finding oneself and realising lost dreams
Here are 4 football books as Fifa World Cup 2018 comes to an end
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JUL 15, 2018 10:50 PM IST
Don’t fret. Even though the Fifa World Cup 2018 has come to a close, there are enough books on football to keep you hooked. Here are the four we recommend.
Wondering what life in North Korea is like? Read these 4 books to find out
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JUL 01, 2018 10:43 AM IST
In the times of Trump-Kim summit, it’s more important than ever to know what happens inside the hermit kingdom. Here are four books to read on North Korea.
Here are 4 books by Haruki Murakami that will change the way you look at literature
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2018 05:05 PM IST
Haruki Murakami takes his readers through grief, tragedy, happiness and loneliness – all-in-one go – with some jazz, The Beatles or Bach and Beethoven tuning alongside.
Have you read them yet? Here are four books by British author Sue Townsend that will leave you in splits
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JUN 01, 2018 11:10 PM IST
Despite her pessimism and caustic humour, Sue Townsend’s stories are therapeutic for all decades and centuries. Here are four books you should read by the famous British author.
A travelogue along the lines of history
Hindustan Times | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON MAY 18, 2018 06:45 PM IST
These stories of Partition are real and are perhaps the last remaining first-hand narratives from a disappearing generation
Video of Rhino calf crying next to mother killed by poachers triggers grief, anger
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2018 11:01 AM IST
South Africa is battling a scourge of rhino poaching fuelled by insatiable demand for their horn in Asia.
Polymorphism book review: These short stories aren’t just dystopic science fiction
Hindustan Times | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2018 05:13 PM IST
Though Polymorphism is a slim volume, its short stories range over wide terrain
Seville travelogue: This Andalusian city is happy and shiny, and all things Spanish
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON FEB 03, 2018 03:38 PM IST
Strolls in sunny days, wine and tapas at night against a backdrop of Islamic-Christian architecture. Seville and Cordoba are wonderfully unique.
Africa: A nation of young, vibrant people who do amazing things, wear fabulous shoes
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2018 07:22 PM IST
A session on Afropolitanism at the Jaipur Literature Festival showed that African writers who chose to express themselves in English often grappled with many of the same issues that troubled Indians writing in the language.
Donald Trump is now the new normal: Will America change him or will he change America?
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2018 03:03 PM IST
The US President confirmed on Monday what TV journalist Matt Frei had already known: That he tweets from his bed!
JLF 2018: The connection between the Mughals and Rembrandt van Rijn
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2018 07:51 PM IST
Artistic exchanges between India and Europe during the Mughal period weren’t just about culture but also about trade, negotiation and power. Stephanie Schrader of the J Paul Getty Museum spoke about the link between Indian and European art during a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
In search of Osama bin Laden: The stunning inside story of the 9/11 attack mastermind
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2018 06:38 PM IST
An interesting discussion on Day 4 of JLF 2018 touched on the future leadership of the al Qaeda and on bin Laden family politics. American journalist Peter Bergen, who interviewed the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark, co-authors of the novel The Exile: The Stunning Inside story of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda in Flight attended the session.
JLF 2018: Was Hitler a ‘super junkie’? A peek into the Fuhrer’s tryst with cocaine and opiates
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2018 11:40 AM IST
Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed, discusses drug abuse in Nazi Germany
I don’t want my social work associated with Infosys: Sudha Murty at JLF 2018
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2018 01:34 PM IST
Enthusiastic schoolchildren thronged Philanthropist and writer Sudha Murty’s session, titled The Man from the Egg, at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday.
Review: The Year of the Hawks by Kanwaljit Deol
Hindustan Times | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2018 08:48 PM IST
The Year of the Hawks, set in a time of great tumult in Punjab, provokes thoughts, discussions and memories
A striking new voice on nationalism, marginalisation and more from Nigeria
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2018 05:50 PM IST
Nigerian Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, author of the superb Season of Crimson Blossoms, speaks about exploring taboo and about choosing to write in English.
Tom Stoppard at JLF 2018: We aren’t drones. We’re born to fulfil our unique destinies
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2018 03:49 PM IST
Tom Stoppard, the 80-year-old playwright who came up with some great lines during his conversation with Sanjna Kapoor at the Jaipur Literature Festival, charmed the audience and made them break into spontaneous applause again and again.
Twist and shout: The Beatles in India
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2018 07:57 PM IST
A conversation between Philip Norman and Ajoy Bose at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 threw up some interesting nuggets about the pop band that continues to have a fan following 50 years on.
JLF 2018: Pico Iyer, the guru of minimalism, on a life without cell phones and cars
By Prerna Madan
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2018 03:52 PM IST
Pico Iyer’s keynote address encompassed migration, rising nationalism, and the search for a simpler life.