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Change, the only constant
Margaret Atwood is at her best in these dark, witty stories, observes Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta.
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Book Review: The End of Innocence
Moni Mohsin tries — and fails — to deliver a coming-of-age story of a country says Palash Krishna Mehrotra.
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Sense and sensibility of Indian-English
From books to films, ‘Indian-English’ culture forms the lives of our metropolitan elite.
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The inevitable passage of time!
Prof. Yasmine Gooneratne observes that the collection touches upon certain universal issues that haunt the human mind.
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Correct your errors!
Scoured stores for a dictionary which helps you correct common errors without success? Your search perhaps is over...
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Reference Yearbook 2005
The Penguin Yearbook is a welcome addition to the genre, but has little to add to the existing catalogue.
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A history of trade with a wealth of details
Recording the history of business of a country where trade was a defining component of the structure of society itself is heroic.
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Tracing the Tata trajectory
The parallel progress of the Tatas and India are remarkably interwoven, says Suman Tarafdar.
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Furious and funny in Goa
Goa is not just about food, dances, architecture and the magic of the beach. Scratch the surface and discover turbulence.
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A journey in vain
Jaswant Singh’s book about Central Asia seems like vanity publishing at its best, complains Palash Mehrotra.
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Women's issues and media
Superficiality, sensationalism and insensitivity frequently mark coverage of women's issues in the Indian media, says a new book.
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Jung exposes national shame
Though Lost Spring reveals horrors of child labour, it offers few solutions, writes Mishty Varma.
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An outline of the future
This century is Asia's but unresolved historical legacies can slow down the rise of Asian super-powers, says Vikram Sood.
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True lies and arrogance
These two engrossing books reveal how and why America’s occupation of Iraq turned into a disaster, tells Manoj Joshi.
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Books: Just not cricket
This salacious biography dishes out the dirt on Shane Warne but what about the game, wonders Dileep Premachandran.
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All about St Stephen's
St. Stephen's College has inspired extreme emotions over the years, ranging from devotion to hostility.
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