Book Clubs

Cubbon Reads event in Bengaluru park stopped, organisers claim harassment

Cubbon Reads, a 'silent reading group' in Bengaluru, claimed that their members were evicted and asked to pay a fine of Rs 35,000 for using the Cubbon Park premises

Updated On: 22 Dec 2024 | 2:59 PM IST

Hitchens: The art of the polemicist

Much of Hitchens's fugitive material has made its way into print, sometimes in block-size collections

Updated On: 07 Jan 2024 | 9:59 PM IST

Book Lovers Day 2023: History, Importance, Quotes, and Everything

National Book Lovers Day is celebrated every year on August 9 to raise awareness about the importance of books and the unique place they hold in our lives

Updated On: 09 Aug 2023 | 10:41 AM IST

Leadership in a time of constant flux

Covid, climate change, misinformation and Fourth Industrial Revolution have created a perfect storm that needs new paradigm for leadership. Faisal Hoque's Lift offers insights into what that would be

Updated On: 02 Nov 2022 | 10:14 PM IST

Epic endings: Mahabharata's final chapters

Eminent Indologist Wendy Doniger's latest book focuses on the final days of the protagonists of the epic and makes their stories come alive with different meanings

Updated On: 31 Oct 2022 | 10:44 PM IST

Echoes of many partitions

Aanchal Malhotra evocatively recreates the emotional responses of survivors and subsequent generations

Updated On: 09 Sep 2022 | 10:11 PM IST

Sanjeev Kumar: In Memoriam

A set of essays by the great actor's relatives and associates offers interesting anecdotes about the man but not enough about his craft

Updated On: 19 Aug 2022 | 9:53 PM IST

In light of India

A collection of youthful letters from her year in the country hints at the ideas that eventually shape Wendy Doniger's research and prolific writing

Updated On: 15 Jul 2022 | 10:21 PM IST

Bound together by a love for book clubs

Children and young professionals are joining book clubs to make reading a more social experience

Updated On: 07 Jul 2017 | 10:42 PM IST