Manuscript of 212-year-old dictionary of Indian languages found

Manuscript of 212-year-old dictionary of Indian languages found

Last Updated: Monday, December 3, 2012, 09:28

The manuscript of a 212-year-old dictionary written by a British polymath employed by the East India Company in the late 18th century has been traced in the British Library, shedding new light on the history of words in Indian languages.

Digital store Flipkart offers e-books online

Digital store Flipkart offers e-books online

Last Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 20:10

India`s leading e-commerce brand Flipkart.com`s digital store Flyte has forayed into selling e-books online to change reading habits of book lovers.

Rare James Bond manuscript with notes from Ian Fleming to fetch £80k at auction

Rare James Bond manuscript with notes from Ian Fleming to fetch £80k at auction

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 17:15

A rare manuscript of a James Bond novel featuring Ian Fleming’s handwritten corrections is expected to fetch as much as 80,000 pounds at an auction.

Now, a literature festival in Taj city

Now, a literature festival in Taj city

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 09:55

On the lines of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Agra is set to host a Taj City Literary Festival in February.

Kolkata Book Fair 2013 duration extended

Kolkata Book Fair 2013 duration extended

Last Updated: Friday, November 30, 2012, 18:40

The duration of the 2013 Kolkata Book Fair has been extended by three days to help small and medium-sized publishers.

Sharmila Tagore reveals her love for literature

Sharmila Tagore reveals her love for literature

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 10:26

What do a thinking diplomat and a graceful actress have in common? Love of literature.

Former Oxford dictionary editor secretly deleted Indian words

Former Oxford dictionary editor secretly deleted Indian words

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 16:12

A former editor of the Oxford English Dictionary tried to rewrite the dictionary by deleting thousands of words with foreign roots, a new book claims.

US must target terrorist leaders in Pakistan: Book

US must target terrorist leaders in Pakistan: Book

Last Updated: Monday, November 26, 2012, 10:01

Having eliminated Osama bin Laden, the US must target more and more terrorist leaders based in Pakistan, says a new book released here.

Drama and laughter on weekend bookshelf

Drama and laughter on weekend bookshelf

Last Updated: Sunday, November 25, 2012, 09:51

The bookshelf this week packs colour and fodder for thought. Browse with IANS...

Tumultuous life of `Bewitched` star Elizabeth Montgomery revealed

Tumultuous life of `Bewitched` star Elizabeth Montgomery revealed

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 16:30

Elizabeth Montgomery, who could get anything she desired with the magical twitch of her nose as the star of the classic TV sitcom ‘Bewitched’, struggled to find happiness off-screen, a startling new book has revealed.

Second edition of Suu Kyi`s book published

Second edition of Suu Kyi`s book published

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 08:33

The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), a research institution in Shimla, has published another edition of Myanmar`s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, the institute`s official said Friday.

Intellectuals bat for Taslima`s return to Kolkata

Intellectuals bat for Taslima`s return to Kolkata

Last Updated: Friday, November 23, 2012, 09:53

Mahasweta Devi has demanded that Taslima be allowed to return to the city so that she could continue to write.