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This author, wife and mom was once a soldier

This author, wife and mom was once a soldier

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

Abhishek Mande interviews Bhavna Chauhan, ex army officer and first-time author, about her new book, Where Girls Dare, part of the Metro Reads series from Penguin Books.

The top 10 business bestsellers

The top 10 business bestsellers

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

Check out the top 10 business bestsellers.

Contest: How many avatars did Vishnu have?

Contest: How many avatars did Vishnu have?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

How much do you know about Gods and Goddesses?

'Hinduism is much bigger than a book'

'Hinduism is much bigger than a book'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Shiv Nadar biography shelved before publication

Shiv Nadar biography shelved before publication

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

The book was scheduled to hit the stands in October 2013 but has since been aborted.

Why the Bachchans are fond of this skin doctor

Why the Bachchans are fond of this skin doctor

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

Amitabh Bachchan launched Dr Jaishree Sharad's second book in Mumbai.

Are you looking forward to Rajnikanth's biography?

Are you looking forward to Rajnikanth's biography?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

The book will be released on 12-12-12, the day the Tamil Superstar turns 63.

Rather difficult time be a woman in India: Shobhaa De

Rather difficult time be a woman in India: Shobhaa De

Rediff.com19 Mar 2013

The society's attitude towards women has visibly changed with time and now is not a very pleasant time to be a woman in India, says author Shobhaa De.

LIVE: Interview with Komal Mehta, author of Nick of Time

LIVE: Interview with Komal Mehta, author of Nick of Time

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

Komal Mehta, author of Nick of Time will join us for a LIVE interview on Rediff ZaraBol on Wednesday June 27 at 3 pm.

'I've wanted to write a novel since I was 8'

'I've wanted to write a novel since I was 8'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

IT engineer Amrit N Shetty's novel Love over Coffee has been published by Penguin Books India. Here he speaks about why he cannot leave his job even though writing continues to remain his passion.

First look: Now, 'Metro Read' books for journeys

First look: Now, 'Metro Read' books for journeys

Rediff.com8 Feb 2010

A series of novels by 'promising first-time authors' and published by Penguin Books, these are ideal reading companions for a plane or train journey. And the first three titles have just hit the bookshelves.

Chelsea Clinton: How Mary Varghese changed India

Chelsea Clinton: How Mary Varghese changed India

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

Dr Mary Varghese's determination to live life beyond her wheelchair inspired Chelsea Clinton to include her in She Persisted Around The World: 13 Women Who Changed History.

'The young are very impatient and want everything'

'The young are very impatient and want everything'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

Abhishek Mande interviews Paritosh Uttam, an IIT grad, a practicing IT professional and author of Dreams in Prussian Blue.

Contest: Win one of the Metro Reads!

Contest: Win one of the Metro Reads!

Rediff.com15 Feb 2010

Here's your chance to win a free book from Penguin's new Metro Reads series!

For 1984 riot victims, peace is still elusive

For 1984 riot victims, peace is still elusive

Rediff.com17 Nov 2009

An excerpt from journalist Jarnail Singh's book I Accuse The Anti-Sikh Violence of 1984.

Shake hands with Dev Anand!

Shake hands with Dev Anand!

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

A great chance to win great prizes!

'Move to pulp my book foretells worsening free speech in India'

'Move to pulp my book foretells worsening free speech in India'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

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.

10 business bestsellers

10 business bestsellers

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

Poetry mixed with reality

Poetry mixed with reality

Rediff.com26 Aug 2005

Have you checked out these new book releases?

Seth's final stop: Delhi

Seth's final stop: Delhi

Rediff.com21 Oct 2005

Anand to bring out chess books

Anand to bring out chess books

Rediff.com16 Dec 2003

Penguin Books India will publish the World Rapid champion's autobiography and a book on how to play chess.

For Penguin it's a big shift!

For Penguin it's a big shift!

Rediff.com25 Apr 2005

Penguin to produce Ali Bacher's biography

Penguin to produce Ali Bacher's biography

Rediff.com2 Aug 2003

Rodney Hartman, a former sports editor of leading South African newspapers, will research and write it.

India, an Islamic nation!

India, an Islamic nation!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2003

Have to respect laws even if they are intolerant: Penguin

Have to respect laws even if they are intolerant: Penguin

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

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".

Penguin to destroy Doniger's controversial book on Hindus

Penguin to destroy Doniger's controversial book on Hindus

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

Penguin Books India has decided to withdraw copies of United States Indologist Wendy Doniger's book "The Hindus: An Alternative History" following a court-backed settlement with a Delhi-based voluntary group which had objected to several "inaccuracies and biases" in it.

Sardesai, Ghose quit Network18 Group

Sardesai, Ghose quit Network18 Group

Rediff.com5 Jul 2014

Recounts challenges faced in setting up various channels, hopes new management will always put journalism first.

Japan's Nikkei to buy FT Group for $1.3 bn

Japan's Nikkei to buy FT Group for $1.3 bn

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

The deal did not include the FT Group's 50 per cent stake in The Economist magazine.

When Ireland sent the West Indies crashing for 25!

When Ireland sent the West Indies crashing for 25!

Rediff.com3 Jul 2017

'Local legend has it the West Indians were plied with copious amounts of Ireland's favourite Guinness whisky the night before the match in 1969, though no one is willing to go on record about it!' says Gulu Ezekiel.

Former Prez Kalam reveals his biggest regret in life

Former Prez Kalam reveals his biggest regret in life

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

For former President A P J Abdul Kalam, the greatest regret in life was not being able to provide facilities like 24-hour electricity to his parents during their lifetime.

The lecture that changed APJ's life!

The lecture that changed APJ's life!

Rediff.com26 May 2015

A brief class by his teacher on the Rameswaram seashore on how birds fly and the locomotive force behind their flight gave former President A P J Abdul Kalam his aim in life and helped him in understanding physics better.

Three decades passed, memories of Hashimpura still haunt ex-SP

Three decades passed, memories of Hashimpura still haunt ex-SP

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

Rai says the story is a 'sordid saga of the relations between the Indian state and minorities'.

Why we need to know the history behind NRC

Why we need to know the history behind NRC

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

Let us see the problem for what it actually is: Illegal Immigration plain and simple, confined to the northeast with a definite communal slant that poses a national security risk and one that needs to be dealt with firmly and promptly by stringent identification (and deportation), says Vivek Gumaste.

'Eid was never complete without having met him'

'Eid was never complete without having met him'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

In Khushwant Singh photographer Mustafa Quraishi found a grandfather he always wanted.

'Withdrawing Doniger's book gives her the martyr's mantle'

'Withdrawing Doniger's book gives her the martyr's mantle'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

The preferred course of action to challenge Wendy Doniger's many published works and polemical Hinduphobic statements is to debate it, Aseem Shukla tells Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais.

How Shivaji became Rajinikanth

How Shivaji became Rajinikanth

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

How a bus conductor named Shivaji Gaekwad became the mega-phenomenon called Rajinikanth.

7 links between the Ramayana, Mahabharata

7 links between the Ramayana, Mahabharata

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

Despite being set in different yugas, there are characters who appear in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

Why couples fail on the first night

Why couples fail on the first night

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

Excerpt from Dr Mahinder Watsa's book, It's Normal.

'When the baby finally arrived, the neglect I displayed still shames me deeply'

'When the baby finally arrived, the neglect I displayed still shames me deeply'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Naseerrudin Shah speaks about his first wife Purveen and her pregnancy and how he neglected her and his first child Heeba excerpted from the autobiography And Then One Day: A Memoir.