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Interrogating Nehruvian ideals of India

Taylor Sherman's book challenges the widely held belief that Nehru was solely responsible for shaping India's history and argues his guiding principles were nothing more than myths

Penguin India launches campaign against book piracy with anti-piracy tool

To raise awareness on the growing menace of book piracy, Penguin Random House India has launched a campaign with the support of many of its authors. The publishing house has also introduced a new tool, developed in collaboration with anti-piracy service provider Link-Busters, to report instances of digital book piracy. The initiative is a part of Penguin's ongoing efforts to fight book piracy and promote respect for intellectual property rights. By leveraging the power of social media and technology, the campaign hopes to raise awareness about the issue and encourage readers to support authors and publishers by purchasing books legally, a statement said. Led by the hashtag #SayNoToBookPiracy, this campaign was launched ahead of UNESCO's World Book and Copyright Day celebrated every year on April 23. Several authors including Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, Anand Neelakantan, Meghna Pant and Novoneel Chakraborty have come together to highlight the time and effort that goes into the publication

Hunting for the real Shakespeare

Durkee frames Stalking Shakespeare (his first book of nonfiction after two novels) in the guise of a whacked-out misery memoir

Penguin moves Delhi HC against trial court injunction on Rana Kapoor book

Journalist Furquan Moharkan published a book titled "The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds: The Yes Bank Story" in February 2021

India accounts for 57% of leprosy cases globally: Dr Lobo at book launch

Dr Lobo shared his thoughts on leprosy at the launch even of his book titled 'Dr S K Noordeen: Architect of the Global Leprosy Elimination Program'

India accounts for 57% of leprosy cases globally: Dr Lobo at book launch

Dr Lobo shared his thoughts on leprosy at the launch event of his book titled 'Dr S K Noordeen: Architect of the Global Leprosy Elimination Program'

Laws and the green movement

When it comes to our environment, laws and policies have accomplished little by way of success. Environmental Law and Policy in India examines why this is so

Harappa between the lines

Nikhil Gulati and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer provide a clean but unconventional look at history

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

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

The filmy chronicler

The book celebrates Abbas by showing how this "boy from Panipat, land of Sufis, land of battles" introduced the small-town sensibilities to Indian cinema.

Self-publishing picks up among children, young adults; few go mainstream

Self-publishing picks up among the young; mainstream book deals remain largely elusive

Reliance Jio Cloud-linked laptops likely to cost less than Rs 10,000

Jio is working on JioBook that will have an embedded 4G chip; it is expected to be priced below Rs 20,000

Reliance Jio lists JioBook on govt e-marketplace at Rs 19,500: Details here

The JioBook is currently available for government department employees via the GeM at Rs 19,500. For others, it is expected to be available around Diwali

Valley of Words Book Awards: 'Tagore & Gandhi' wins in English non-fiction

In the fiction category, Anees Salim's 'The Odd Book of Baby Names' and Neelakshi Singh's 'Khela' were adjudged the best in English and Hindi, respectively

Future of Hindi literature set to prosper: Booker winner Geetanjali Shree

Geetanjali Shree, the first Hindi litterateur to receive the International Booker Prize, talks in an interview to Sandeep Kumar on many topics including the impact of this award

Echoes of many partitions

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

The unsung victims of 1857

Rana Safvi offers an evocative translation of an account that recalled how Mughal royals, especially women, suffered after the exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar

Hindi, Hindu sans Hindutva

A fascinating account shows how much of the maverick writer and polymath's thinking was rooted in cosmopolitanism

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