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Multiple Fun

Thursday 27 August '09

The first page of The Enemy of My Enemy reveals its author Anshumani Ruddra’s yet another futile attempt at writing his own introduction.
Multiple Fun

Wednesday 26 August '09

The first page of The Enemy of My Enemy reveals its author Anshumani Ruddra’s yet another futile attempt at writing his own introduction.
Sister Act

Sunday 23 August '09

When small-screen sisters Seema Bhargava and Lovleen Mishra meet, the stage is set for a free flow of nostalgic talks.
Daughter puts together centenary tribute to Bimal Roy: The Man Who Spoke in Pictures

Friday 14 August '09

“There is very little information available on my father, Bimal Roy. It is as if all details about his childhood and youth are written in invisible ink,” says Rinki Roy Bhattacharya.
Freak Out

Thursday 13 August '09

These are opening lines of “I’m Sick of Learning Lochinvar”, the first poem in Sampurna Chattarji’s just released The Fried Frog and Other Funny Freaky Foodie Feisty Poems (Scholastic Books, Rs 100).
Brain drain

Wednesday 12 August '09

Circa 1985, neurologist Oliver Sacks delivered a surprise bestseller with The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales—a compilation of some of his patients’ the case histories.
Freak Out

Wednesday 12 August '09

These are opening lines of “I’m Sick of Learning Lochinvar”, the first poem in Sampurna Chattarji’s just released The Fried Frog and Other Funny Freaky Foodie Feisty Poems (Scholastic Books, Rs 100).
Hear, hear

Monday 10 August '09

The small Parsi community has often presented a universal picture-albeit with the help of Parsi writers.
Hear, hear

Tuesday 4 August '09

The small Parsi community has often presented a universal picture, albeit with the help of Parsi writers.
Politically speaking

Wednesday 29 July '09

It is difficult to be apolitical in Pakistan,” says Ali Sethi, digging into an apple whose hue matches that of his khadi kurta.
Present perfect

Tuesday 28 July '09

Like you, the central character Ritwik Ghosh in Past Continuous is from Kolkata and has studied in Oxford. Is your first novel autobiographical? To some extent, yes, of course.
At a theatre near you

Sunday 26 July '09

The ongoing Motley Festival at Prithvi Theatre has left many heartbroken.
Fact in Fiction

Tuesday 21 July '09

Saraswati, a school librarian, dies at work on a Thursday evening.
Spell bound?

Wednesday 15 July '09

The traditional fever that precedes the release of a Harry Potter film has been strangely missing on the eve of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Bridging the gap

Sunday 12 July '09

The virtual exploration of Bhendi Bazaar offered a thumb-sized locality enclosed by IM Merchant Road, Banian Street and Mutton Street.
Centre stage

Sunday 12 July '09

At 30, Motley’s members have cracked the code of theatre commerce while enjoying themselves to the hilt
Romance repackaged

Monday 29 June '09

It is love at first sight. Stevie King bumps into Alex, the son of a famous Greek painter, at a studio.
City of Despair

Sunday 28 June '09

What could have compelled Satyajit Ray to grab Jana Aranya the very day it was published, for a cinematic adaptation?
Romance repackaged

Tuesday 23 June '09

It is love at first sight. Stevie King bumps into Alex, the son of a famous Greek painter, at a studio. She is soon taking off to the Kapsos Island, which happens to be Alex’s home, for a holiday.
Romance repackaged

Tuesday 23 June '09

It is love at first sight. Stevie King bumps into Alex, the son of a famous Greek painter, at a studio.
Romance repackaged

Monday 22 June '09

It is love at first sight. Stevie King bumps into Alex, the son of a famous Greek painter, at a studio. She is soon taking off to the Kapsos Island, which happens to be Alex’s home, for a holiday.
Romance repackaged

Monday 22 June '09

It is love at first sight. Stevie King bumps into Alex, the son of a famous Greek painter, at a studio. She is soon taking off to the Kapsos Island...
Booked for comfort

Sunday 21 June '09

There are many reasons to visit the David Sassoon Library — albeit reading happens to be the primary one.
A musical shower by Carnatic maestro

Friday 19 June '09

For parched musical souls there is Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna’s mellifluous invocation of love and rain...
Operas on screen

Thursday 18 June '09

Opera conjures up images of things that are uber classy — aficionados on red carpet in chic black gowns and suits armed with wine-filled crystal glasses.
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