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Late president's book outlines vision for Japan's Nintendo
AP |
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2021 07:29 PM IST
'Ask Iwata' was published after his death from cancer in 2015 at age 55. This month, VIZ Media is publishing the English translation of the book, which came out in Japanese in 2019.
How Midnight’s Children shaped Indian writing in English
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2021 10:39 AM IST
In Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie’s Sinai used language in wonderful and, to the Indian, in familiar ways. At last, the wretched alien language we had struggled with in deference to old Macaulay was finally our own
Many wonder how can a kid write a book for other kids: Vivan Ramdeo
By Henna Rakheja
PUBLISHED ON APR 11, 2021 08:00 PM IST
The 12-year-old has come up with his debut book, which is based on a fictional tale inspired from his visit to the historical monument of Moth Ki Masjid, in Delhi’s South Extension.
John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends, dies at 92 in Austria
AP |
PUBLISHED ON APR 11, 2021 09:16 AM IST
- John Naisbitt, author of the famous 1982 book Megatrends breathed his last on Saturday at his second home near Lake Woerthersee in Austria. He was 92.
Peter Manso, biographer of Mailer and Brando, dies at 80
AP |
PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2021 06:39 PM IST
Peter Manso, a writer and longtime Cape Cod resident known for his exhaustively researched books and articles, including biographies on the likes of Norman Mailer and Marlon Brando, has died.
Book documents social reformers from Dalit community
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2021 06:08 PM IST
A new book gives readers a peek into the life and times of foremost Dalit thinkers, who tirelessly battled divisive forces all their lives and today act as a source of inspiration, not only to the subaltern community, but the society at large.
Interview with Ranjit Hoskote, author, Hunchprose
By Chintan Girish Modi
PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2021 06:52 AM IST
Ranjit Hoskote’s new poetry collection, Hunchprose, is strewn with references to literature, ornithology, music, archaeology, cinema and history and engages with contemporary political questions as well as matters of the heart
HT Picks; New Reads
By HT Team
PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2021 06:51 AM IST
This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a nuanced account of the complicated story of India’s northeast region, the long view on Nepal’s foreign relations and on China’s emergence as a global power, and a collection of lesser known stories from a great epic
Review: Principles of Prediction by Anushka Jasraj
By Saudamini Jain
PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2021 06:50 AM IST
Principles of Prediction is a collection of 13 dreamlike stories on the incomprehensible reality of our inner lives
Excerpt: Makers of Modern Dalit History by Sudarshan Ramabadran and Guru Prakash Paswan
PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2021 06:49 AM IST
In time for BR Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary on April 14, a new book features accounts of several individuals from Gurram Jashuva to Rani Jhalkaribai, among others, who battled caste discrimination. This exclusive first excerpt from the introduction shows that Dalit literature is not only about hunger, poverty, oppression and subjugation; it is also about the resistance of the disempowered
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British guitarist Richard Thompson's memoir revisits golden rock era
AP |
PUBLISHED ON APR 08, 2021 06:58 PM IST
The British guitarist and singer-songwriter, who has long had a small but devout following, revisits his role as observer and participant in a consequential era of rock music.
Review: Essential Items and Other Tales from a Land in Lockdown by Udayan Mukherjee
By Biswadeep Ghosh
PUBLISHED ON APR 08, 2021 04:48 PM IST
Short stories that present the lockdown journeys of individuals from different financial and cultural backgrounds
22-year-old J-K author Soliha Shabir adds her name in India's World Records
ANI |
PUBLISHED ON APR 08, 2021 04:25 PM IST
Soliha Shabir from Dalgate in Srinagar added her name in "India's World Records" as the youngest and first author in Jammu and Kashmir "who has recreated the life of Habba Khatoons poetry."
Cookbook author Chrissy Teigen reveals she's done with dieting
ANI |
PUBLISHED ON APR 07, 2021 11:52 AM IST
American supermodel and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen recently revealed that she is no longer giving in to the pressure of dieting.
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Avant-garde publisher Giancarlo DiTrapano dead at 47
AP |
PUBLISHED ON APR 04, 2021 05:50 PM IST
Giancarlo DiTrapano, an avant-garde magazine, book publisher and the founder of New York Tyrant died on Tuesday in New York City.
Review: Musical Excellence of Mridangam by Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, T Ramasami, MD Naresh
By Ramesh Balasubramaniam
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2021 10:18 PM IST
The science presented in this book confirms that UK Sivaraman, a household name in Carnatic music circles, can bring out sounds from his instrument that no one else can
HT Picks; New Reads
By HT Team
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2021 10:10 PM IST
This week’s interesting reads includes a book that looks at the world through the eyes of an Artificial Friend, one that demolishes some myths of Indian cricket, and another that analyses why Hindutva is no longer anathema to many Indians
Interview: Siddharth Chowdhury, author, The Time of the Peacock
By Kunal Ray
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2021 10:09 PM IST
The author of The Patna Manual of Style and Patna Roughcut returns with a new novel, The Time of the Peacock, which offers a ringside view of Indian English literary culture
Review: Louiz Banks: A Symphony of Love by Ashis Ghatak
By Narendra Kusnur
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2021 10:07 PM IST
A biography of Louiz Banks that brings out the musical personality of the ‘godfather of Indian jazz’
Book offers all-important lessons for start-ups
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON APR 02, 2021 06:35 PM IST
Inspired by the secrets of 'shinise' or Japanese companies dating back to the time of samurais, corporate leaders R Gopalakrishnan and R Narayanan take a deep dive into the art of growing and sustaining a business in their new book.
Essay: Keeping a journal in the time of the pandemic
By Pooja Bhula
PUBLISHED ON APR 01, 2021 12:34 AM IST
From writing in a diary every day to maintaining online curiosity journals and bullet journaling on Instagram, more people are discovering that putting down their thoughts can help them pull through this difficult time
HT Picks; New Reads
By HT Team
PUBLISHED ON MAR 26, 2021 08:01 PM IST
On this week’s list of good reads is a story of people on the margins of the Indian republic, a forensic surgeon’s memoir, and an exploration of Hindustani classical music
Interview: Shrabani Basu, author, The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer
By Nawaid Anjum
PUBLISHED ON MAR 26, 2021 08:00 PM IST
Set in 1903, this is the story of Arthur Conan Doyle investigating the case of a young Indian lawyer, George Edalji, who was falsely imprisoned for mutilating horses
Review: The Runaway Boy by Manoranjan Byapari
By Dhrubo Jyoti
PUBLISHED ON MAR 26, 2021 07:56 PM IST
Review: The Runaway Boy by Manoranjan Byapari
Review: Ayo Gorkhali by Tim I Gurung
By Rana TS Chhina
PUBLISHED ON MAR 26, 2021 07:54 PM IST
While many books have dealt with the military history of the Gurkhas, this is a nuanced understanding of the factors that influenced the group’s identity across time and space
Obituary: Anil Dharker (1947-2021)
By CP Surendran
UPDATED ON MAR 26, 2021 05:46 PM IST
Anil Dharker, who died early this morning, was one of the great liberal Indian editors. He was open to the most drastic of ideas provided it was reasoned and phrased well. And he had an astonishing capacity for suffering the often wayward revolt of youth
Interview: Lubaina Bandukwala, Editor, Thank God It’s Caturday
By Chintan Girish Modi
UPDATED ON MAR 25, 2021 04:17 PM IST
The curator of the Peek-a-Book storytelling festival for children talks about editing a collection of short stories featuring cats, written by some of India’s best loved authors
Interview: ‘Under Imran Khan’s government, corruption has actually increased in Pakistan’ - Moni Mohsin, Author, The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R
By Chintan Girish Modi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 20, 2021 12:40 AM IST
Pakistani writer Moni Mohsin, who is best known for her long-running satirical column The Diary of a Social Butterfly, is out with a new book to regale audiences with her sparkling wit and razor-sharp social commentary. The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R is set in a world of ruthless ambition, political propaganda, social media intrigue, and fragile relationships. Excerpts from an interview with the novelist, who divides her time between London and Lahore, and longs to visit India.
HT Picks; New Reads
By HT Team
PUBLISHED ON MAR 20, 2021 12:38 AM IST
On the reading list this week is an examination of world cinema in the light of classical Indian aesthetics, a book on the leopard by an ecologist and conservationist, and a look at the flaws in the legal process that led to the hanging of Bhagat Singh