Images that should keep you grinning for days on end.
Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what not, remembers Laveesh Bhandari.
'Our greatest enemies lie within us Kama -- selfish desires; krodha -- anger; moha -- attachment; lobha -- greed; madha -- pride and matsarya -- envy. Life is a constant battle against these dark forces. An enlightening excerpt from Priya Arora's book, Rama: A Man of Dharma.
A quick look at the winners of the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards.
The journey of life will always come with its temptations; it is the ability to stick to your goal that will eventually lead you to success. A fascinating excerpt from Manish Vij's must-read book, Brick by Brick.
"There was complete clarity in my mind that taking the public in Jammu and Kashmir into confidence was absolutely essential for the execution of the decision," Prime Minister Narendra Modi says about his government's decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Under criticism for withdrawing United States scholar Wendy Doniger's book, 'The Hindus: An Alternative History', from the country, Penguin Books India on Friday said it had an obligation to respect laws even if they were "intolerant and restrictive".
'Peninsular Indians could ask 'Why should we contribute half of India's tax revenues if we account for only a quarter of the seats in the Lok Sabha?'.' 'The rest of the country seems likely to counter that 'democracy means one vote per person irrespective of where that person resides in India'.' 'With no easy answers to this thorny debate, the south's economic ascendancy could end up creating a Hobson's choice.' A revealing excerpt from Nandita Rajhansa and Saurabh Mukherjea's book, Behold the Leviathan: The Unusual Rise of Modern India.
We bring you a tale of forbidden love by Mohan Raghavan, winner of the 'Love Stories That Touched My Heart' contest hosted by Penguin India.
Penguin India is hosting a 'Love Stories That Touched My Heart' contest. If selected, your story will be used in a book of short stories, to be published by Penguin India in December 2012. So what are you waiting for? Send in your entries.
Superheroes, snowmen, freedom fighters, Sukanya Verma lists everything the OTT channels have to offer this week.
A non-strategic investor like Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom. Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
Presenting an excerpt from Penguin's latest book, 'I Never Thought I Could Fall in Love' by Ludhiana-based Chanchaldeep Singh Sandhu.
American Indologist Wendy Doniger, the author of "The Hindus: An Alternative History", whose copies will now be withdrawn by the Penguin Books India following a court-backed settlement with a Delhi-based voluntary group, has come up with an official response.
These are some of the controversial but interesting questions the late Alyque Padamsee has raised in his last book, Let Me Hijack Your Mind.
Rama and Sita entered a wonderful maze of lit streets, and when Bharatha caught sight of them as he ran down the steps of the palace, the whole city was chiming with celebration with this festival of lights. A fascinating excerpt from Vayu Naidu's book, The Living Legend.
"The 'red bag' belonged to one of the hijackers, it contained explosives, and possibly, real passports, too.
'It is notable how humble he was and didn't want anything different just because he was a Tata.'
'I get enormous pleasure from seeing the uplift of an underprivileged or poor person.' 'I feel elated when I walk on the street and see someone who pushes a handcart talking on a cell phone.' A revealing glimpse from Peter Casey's The Story of Tata: 1968 to 2021.
There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction of Sita.
On a Prayer is a book on Birla's journey from a state of oblivion to survival, where his deep belief in spirituality and his faith in true love act as a crutch for him to go on.
Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com recalls the many ways in which he has been influenced by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Those who continue to think that the 2024 election will see the BJP pursuing a more militant line are being alarmist, argues Rajeev Mantri. The BJP, Mantri believes, is not about to shoot itself in the foot. If anything, he says, the BJP may be more inclined to push a harder secularism.
A revealing excerpt from Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya's book, Modi & India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat.
We bring you excerpts from the latest book of Penguin India's Metro Reads series.
Two Nobel Laureates, four listed writers of this year's Man Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, winners of Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Crossword Prize and film stars will be the attraction at the most sought after literary event in India -- the Jaipur Literature Festival.
We are glad to announce the winners of this contest -- here's the list of budding authors!
The Czech model-actress will take questions on how to lose those extra kilos. Email us your questions now.
A lot depends upon the crucial decision-making skills of the management. If you have any doubts about the management then you always have the choice of selling your shares or not buying stocks of those companies at all.
After satisfying her inner entrepreneurial urge, Arjun Kapoor's sister Anshula Kapoor turns author and her debut book will be published by Penguin India.
Penguin India has decided to publish the maestro's biography.
Set mostly aboard the Ibis, 'a vessel into which (the author) poured his ideas', the book has a vast multicultural cast of characters and speaks several tongues -- the unique patois of the lascars -- a unique breed of multiethnic seafarers -- and ancient curses straight out of Hobson-Dobson.
It will be some time before the literary world knows another sensation like Harry Potter
From Amitav Ghosh to Jhumpa Lahiri and Nandan Nilekani, there are some interesting books on the anvil.
The Case of the Bonsai Manager is not about plants or Perry Mason. It's about today's managers who, author, R Gopalakrishnan suggests, need to learn to be more intuitional in decision-making.
'His genius lay in taking his books of history to another level altogether.' David Davidar's moving tribute to genius historian Abraham Eraly, who passed away in Puducherry last week at the age of 81.
A delightful recipe that will help you make the most of the humble dal.
The Twitter owner on Thursday had posted: "Lil X just asked if there are police cats, since there are police dogs."
