India's Shakespearean love affair

When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?At the recent celebrations marking the Bard's 400th death anniversary, India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom......

Bardolatory: Top politicians who knew their Shakespeare

On April 23, 1616, English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare, aged 52 at the time, died on what several scholars regard as the anniversary of his birth.  Although it's almost 400 years......

Down Malgudi lane: A house of memories

After years of disrepair and disregard, acclaimed author R K Narayan's house is slowly inching towards becoming a memorial.  A cloud of dust blankets the two-storied bungalow that stands......

Master Diplomat, Malgudi Maestro, Mysore

R K Narayan's house has been preserved as a simple museum with his memorabilia, thanks to the imagination of a commissioner of Mysore, who stopped its sale by the author's successors to a property......