In search of the tragi-comic ‘Last Nizam’
John Zubrzycki, an Australian journalist, has authored a finely-nuanced portrait of Mukarram Jah, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. The book conjures up the life and times of a fabulously wealthy …
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John Zubrzycki, an Australian journalist, has authored a finely-nuanced portrait of Mukarram Jah, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. The book conjures up the life and times of a fabulously wealthy …
Read MoreIt isn’t novelist Salman Rushdie this time. But controversy and the Jaipur Literature Festival have met yet again. Just three days into the fest, sociologist Ashis Nandy’s controversial comments that …
Read MoreHome is not necessarily a place where you come from, rather it’s a place where you become. – British-born essayist Pico Iyer, the author of The Global Soul. A male writing certain …
Read MoreAuthor and analyst Ruchir Sharma could easily be mistaken for a model, with his clean good looks and impeccable manners. But if you were to talk to him and have …
Read MoreHe laughs from that deep down centre of inner peace, his face all radiance and the beauty of a realized soul. In the glorious wintry sunshine at the front lawns …
Read MoreDAVOS: The Davos show of the world’s top corporate titans and thought leaders is getting bigger and bigger. And so is the Indian delegation, which has not allowed the relative …
Read MoreM.G. Vassanji’s new novel The Assassin’s Song is a homecoming of sorts for the Canada-based author as he etches a finely poised dialectic between faith and tradition on the one …
Read MoreIsrael is a fun country, says Israeli Ambassador Alon Ushpiz, with his eye firmly on adventurous Indian tourists who are looking to quench their appetite for wanderlust. “Contrary to perceptions, …
Read MoreTAIPEI/BEIJING: Imparting renewed momentum to warming cross-straits relations, China has cleared the way for more flights between it and Taiwan that is set to increase travel and people-to-people contacts. China …
Read MoreBEIJING: Chinese telecom colossus Huawei, which has substantial investment in India, has disclosed its financial performance – part of a strategy to boost transparency and allay security apprehensions of the …
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