Review of The Last Song of Savio de Souza
It is impossible not to love The Last Song of Savio de Souza if you have lived in Thiruvananthapuram. This is 53 year old Binoo K John’s debut novel. A senior journalist and founder of the Kovalam Literary Festival, Binoo
Review of The Last Song of Savio de Souza
It is impossible not to love The Last Song of Savio de Souza if you have lived in Thiruvananthapuram. This is 53 year old Binoo K John’s debut novel. A senior journalist and founder of the Kovalam Literary Festival, Binoo
A doctor and a gentleman
As a front-ranking neurosurgeon of the land, Dr. K. Rajasekharan Nair is a jewel in the crown of Thiruvananthapuram. A product of one of the earliest MBBS batches of the city’s Medical College, he went on to serve his alma
A doctor and a gentleman
As a front-ranking neurosurgeon of the land, Dr. K. Rajasekharan Nair is a jewel in the crown of Thiruvananthapuram. A product of one of the earliest MBBS batches of the city’s Medical College, he went on to serve his alma
Review of Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
‘Never judge a book by its cover’ goes a famous maxim. What if the cover features the facial profile of the author who happens to be the poster boy of globalization today? This is the dilemma that I found myself
Review of Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
‘Never judge a book by its cover’ goes a famous maxim. What if the cover features the facial profile of the author who happens to be the poster boy of globalization today? This is the dilemma that I found myself
Review of Chetan Bhagat’s Revolution 2020
‘Love is what your parents give you if you clear the IIT exam’ is how a hapless hero defines the emotion in Chetan Bhagat’s fifth and latest novel, Revolution 2020. This is the IIT/IIM product and best-selling writer’s first book
Review of Chetan Bhagat’s Revolution 2020
‘Love is what your parents give you if you clear the IIT exam’ is how a hapless hero defines the emotion in Chetan Bhagat’s fifth and latest novel, Revolution 2020. This is the IIT/IIM product and best-selling writer’s first book
Vayalar
G. Ramavarma Thirumulpad who came to be known as Vayalar Ramavarma or simply Vayalar was the greatest lyricist to come out of Kerala. Equally acclaimed as a poet, he was deeply grounded in Sanskrit and exposed to world literature. He
Vayalar
G. Ramavarma Thirumulpad who came to be known as Vayalar Ramavarma or simply Vayalar was the greatest lyricist to come out of Kerala. Equally acclaimed as a poet, he was deeply grounded in Sanskrit and exposed to world literature. He
Review of Athisayaragam – book on Yesudas
There can only be one answer to the question ‘Who is the most well-known Malayali in the world?’ and that is Kattaserri Joseph Yesudas. Born in Fort Kochi in 1940 to singer Augustine Joseph and Alicekutty, Yesudas, who is Dasettan
Review of Athisayaragam – book on Yesudas
There can only be one answer to the question ‘Who is the most well-known Malayali in the world?’ and that is Kattaserri Joseph Yesudas. Born in Fort Kochi in 1940 to singer Augustine Joseph and Alicekutty, Yesudas, who is Dasettan
Kamal Haasan – A Living Legend
The epic nature of the story will leave you breathless. Although it spans a period from the 12th to 21st centuries, the chunk of the action takes place over one week leading up to Boxing Day 2004. Kamal Haasan, the
Kamal Haasan – A Living Legend
The epic nature of the story will leave you breathless. Although it spans a period from the 12th to 21st centuries, the chunk of the action takes place over one week leading up to Boxing Day 2004. Kamal Haasan, the
Ind vs Aus Test at the SCG – Jan 08
I remember coming across a glossy, glass-bound issue of ‘The Cricketer’ magazine at the British Council Library in Trivandrum years ago and not being able to take my eyes off the spectacular picture adorning the back cover. It showed a
Ind vs Aus Test at the SCG – Jan 08
I remember coming across a glossy, glass-bound issue of ‘The Cricketer’ magazine at the British Council Library in Trivandrum years ago and not being able to take my eyes off the spectacular picture adorning the back cover. It showed a
Review of Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat
You do not have to be an IIT graduate or an aspirant to that hallowed institution in order to enjoy Chetan Bhagat’s first novel Five Point Someone. Although the book is subtitled ‘What not to do at IIT’, the tag
Review of Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat
You do not have to be an IIT graduate or an aspirant to that hallowed institution in order to enjoy Chetan Bhagat’s first novel Five Point Someone. Although the book is subtitled ‘What not to do at IIT’, the tag
A Test Match at the MCG
Cricket, like most sports in Australia, is seasonal. It is played and followed with a passion though not a religious fervor as in the subcontinent. The game supposedly originated in the pastures of England but caught on quickly in Britain’s
A Test Match at the MCG
Cricket, like most sports in Australia, is seasonal. It is played and followed with a passion though not a religious fervor as in the subcontinent. The game supposedly originated in the pastures of England but caught on quickly in Britain’s
Review of Chak de India
1982 was when television came to Kerala in a big way. The black and white Keltron set became ubiquitous in most households. This was triggered by a major event in the country, the 9th Asian Games that New Delhi hosted.
Review of Chak de India
1982 was when television came to Kerala in a big way. The black and white Keltron set became ubiquitous in most households. This was triggered by a major event in the country, the 9th Asian Games that New Delhi hosted.
The Books of Sudha Murty
Mrs. Sudha Murty is the chairperson of Infosys Foundation, the charity and social services wing of Infosys which was established in 1997. She also teaches computer science to post graduate students at an engineering college. Mrs. Murty is married to
The Books of Sudha Murty
Mrs. Sudha Murty is the chairperson of Infosys Foundation, the charity and social services wing of Infosys which was established in 1997. She also teaches computer science to post graduate students at an engineering college. Mrs. Murty is married to
Review of The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
A flat world is a connected world. We owe this buzz largely to an American called Thomas L. Friedman. It is an interesting story. Friedman is a reputed journalist with The New York Times who has three Pulitzer Prizes in
Review of The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
A flat world is a connected world. We owe this buzz largely to an American called Thomas L. Friedman. It is an interesting story. Friedman is a reputed journalist with The New York Times who has three Pulitzer Prizes in
Review of The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor
Dr. Shashi Tharoor was in the international headlines last year when he ran for UN Secretary General. Although he gracefully bowed out of the race by October, the suave and articulate Indian diplomat had won more hearts at the end
Review of The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor
Dr. Shashi Tharoor was in the international headlines last year when he ran for UN Secretary General. Although he gracefully bowed out of the race by October, the suave and articulate Indian diplomat had won more hearts at the end
Review of ‘India Unbound’ by Gurcharan Das
In order to see the picture, it is said, one ought to get out of the frame. This possibly holds true for Gurcharan Das, the former CEO of Procter and Gamble India who spent many years in P&G’s worldwide HQ
Review of ‘India Unbound’ by Gurcharan Das
In order to see the picture, it is said, one ought to get out of the frame. This possibly holds true for Gurcharan Das, the former CEO of Procter and Gamble India who spent many years in P&G’s worldwide HQ
Review of ‘Good to Great’ by Jim Collins
Jim Collins is a teacher and researcher based in Boulder, Colorado. Five years ago he coauthored an international bestseller called ‘Built To Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies’ with Jerry Porras. In it the authors identified 18 visionary companies and
Review of ‘Good to Great’ by Jim Collins
Jim Collins is a teacher and researcher based in Boulder, Colorado. Five years ago he coauthored an international bestseller called ‘Built To Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies’ with Jerry Porras. In it the authors identified 18 visionary companies and
Review of ‘The Argumentative Indian’ by Amartya Sen
India’s only surviving Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen is a man of many parts. The great Indian litterateur and nationalist Rabindranath Tagore once wrote of Gandhi, ‘Great as he is as a politician, as an organizer, as a leader of men,
Review of ‘The Argumentative Indian’ by Amartya Sen
India’s only surviving Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen is a man of many parts. The great Indian litterateur and nationalist Rabindranath Tagore once wrote of Gandhi, ‘Great as he is as a politician, as an organizer, as a leader of men,
Review of ‘Out of My Comfort Zone’ by Steve Waugh
With the Ashes series around the corner and tickets for the traditional Boxing Day Test match already sold out here in Melbourne, I took to indulging some cricket nostalgia. Many years ago, in the 1984-‘85 season to be precise, the
Review of ‘Out of My Comfort Zone’ by Steve Waugh
With the Ashes series around the corner and tickets for the traditional Boxing Day Test match already sold out here in Melbourne, I took to indulging some cricket nostalgia. Many years ago, in the 1984-‘85 season to be precise, the
