Specials
Of books and their writers
Just Books, writers, Fatima Bhutto, Chetan Bhagat, Nandan Nilekani, Amartya Sen, Daniyal Mueenuddin
Chetan Bhagat's 2 States - The Story Of My Marriage
Chetan Bhagat's new book about a Punjabi boy marrying a Tamilian girl is rather personal. "I shamelessly borrow from my own life," says the author who has written 4 books in 5 years.
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April 10, 2010 23:32
Benazir Bhutto's niece explains how her family history is intertwined with her country's. "Pakistan has a history of political assassination and political violence, so when I talk about my grandfather who was hanged and my aunt Benazir, who was assassinated, I also have to talk about Pakistan."
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April 24, 2010 20:56
Highly-acclaimed short stories from Pakistan. "During the early Bhutto era, Pakistan was full of hope and it was a gentler time and I am indulging myself in basking in that time in many of my stories."
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December 06, 2008 20:24
The co-founder of Infosys explains what drove him to write his book. "The contradictions of the IIT's on the one hand and extreme poverty on the other...aroused a desire to understand the dichotomy of India."
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August 08, 2009 23:54
One of the world' most-respected economists and a Nobel Laureate explains why he believes justice is also about human emotion, feelings and behavior.
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January 16, 2010 20:33
Writer William Dalrymple talks about his favourite reading list and Journalist Sharabani Basu on her book that investigates the close relationship that developed between Queen Victoria and her Indian man-servant Abdul and how he became her closest confidante. "Abdul became the Queen's favourite because he could tell her about the real India and bring her stories from the streets," says Sharabani.
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