Children going back to reading books: Filmmaker Sandip Ray

Children going back to reading books: Filmmaker Sandip Ray

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 09:18

Filmmaker Sandip Ray says children are going back to reading books such as the detective series ‘Feluda’ created by his father Satyajit Ray.

Children going back to reading books: Filmmaker Sandip Ray

Children going back to reading books: Filmmaker Sandip Ray

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 16:26

Filmmaker Sandip Ray says children are going back to reading books such as the detective series ‘Feluda’ created by his father Satyajit Ray.

`Emancipate` named top HollyWord for 2012, Pi 2nd

`Emancipate` named top HollyWord for 2012, Pi 2nd

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 13:10

`Emancipate`, a pervasive global theme represented in blockbusters ‘Lincoln’, ‘Django Unchained’ and ‘Argo’, has been named the top HollyWord of 2012 while `Pi` has been ranked second.

‘My Chemical Romance’ star to release new graphic novel

‘My Chemical Romance’ star to release new graphic novel

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 09:08

`My Chemical Romance` front man Gerard Way is bouncing back from the group`s recent split by launching a new graphic novel based on the band`s final album.

Tandoori scion on kebab trail - from Turkey to India

Tandoori scion on kebab trail - from Turkey to India

Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 09:12

Succulent morsels of meat marinated with spices and skewer-grilled in hearths or ovens have tantalised the taste buds of food lovers for centuries.

Make reading, writing attractive: British author

Make reading, writing attractive: British author

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 08:51

Writers should read as much as they can and make reading and writing attractive.

Tribe of online literary journals grows

Tribe of online literary journals grows

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 14:27

As literary magazines go out of print due to financial troubles, the numbers of their online cousins are growing.

Ghulam Ali comes up with biography

Ghulam Ali comes up with biography

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 21:06

Pakistani Ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali comes up with his biography that encapsulates the various ups and downs he experienced in his life.

Rwandan diplomat-poet writes about loss, exile, war

Rwandan diplomat-poet writes about loss, exile, war

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 09:10

Loss, exile, fear, war, longing for home, memories and redemption colour the soul of diplomat and poet Williams Nkurunziza`s sonnets that are chronicles of the journey of his native Rwanda from its difficult days of ethnic strife to a modern nation in quest of prosperity in the last century.

Chinua Achebe, Father of Modern African Literature, breathes his last

Chinua Achebe, Father of Modern African Literature, breathes his last

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 11:14

Chinua Achebe, also known as the ‘father of modern African literature’, has died at the age of 82 after a brief illness.

Books becoming less `emotional`

Books becoming less `emotional`

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 09:53

The use of words depicting emotion in books has steadily declined throughout the last century, according to a new research.

My book better than Gwyneth Paltrow’s as I grew up poor, says Jessica Alba

My book better than Gwyneth Paltrow’s as I grew up poor, says Jessica Alba

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 17:55

Jessica Alba has taken a massive dig at Gwyneth Paltrow, saying that her organic advice is totally different from the ‘Shakespeare in Love’ star, as she grew up in a poor family.