Huma Qureshi spends time in Delhi bookstore signing copies of debut novel

IANS | February 9, 2024 5:39 PM

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Actress Huma Qureshi, who officially turned writer in December 2023 following the release of her first novel 'Zeba: An Accidental Superhero' (HarperCollins India), spared some time on Friday in the city where she grew up signing copies of the book at a popular bookstore.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to inaugurate KLF

IANS | February 8, 2024 5:13 PM

New Delhi, February 8 (IANS): Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate (virtually) the tenth edition of the Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) which will revolve around the theme ‘Legends of Ancient Bharat and Beyond: Inspiring Lived Experience in the 21st Century’. Set to be held from Feb 9 to 11 at Bhubaneswar, the festival will witness speakers from four nations, including Japan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

Ram brings us together: Devdutt Pattanaik

Sukant Deepak | February 7, 2024 8:22 AM

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In times when Lord Ram has ceased to be just God, author Devdutt Pattanaik, who has to his credit around 50 books on mythology stresses that for him, he symbolizes the eternal soul and someone who believes in taking everyone along.

A space in time, Kasauli Art Centre and those who never left

Sukant Deepak | January 6, 2024 8:24 AM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) She was not very clear about what the late artist Vivan Sundaram expected when he asked her to write a book on the Kasauli Art Centre. But certain things were lucid -- she would not write a definite history, it would imbibe the fact that people from all across came here, leaving a part of them at the centre. Yes, there would be voices of many, but no paraphrasing and the author would have her space -- she would transcend genres, and she would wander to absurd the essence of many minds.

Punjab ex-Chief Secretary recounts Operation Bluestar

IANS | January 3, 2024 7:06 PM

Chandigarh, Jan 3 (IANS ) Punjab's former Chief Secretary, Ramesh Inder Singh's book 'Dukhant Punjab Da', that is an eye-opening account of events before and after ‘Operation Bluestar’, and throws light on the history of Punjab, was released here on Wednesday.