Book Review : Seven Deadly Sins
Somewhere in the middle of this 430- page exposé of Lance Armstrong, journalist David Walsh recounts the story of his son, John, who died when he was all of twelve.
Book Review : On Warne
His wasn’t a mere cricket career. It was a full-fledged saga, a non-stop media event, as exasperating as it was exhilarating. Shane Keith Warne has been the subject of many books already – at least 15 at last count. His spectacular achievements as a leg-spinner and spate of misdemeanours as a trouble-prone celebrity are well documented.
In Good Faith
On what is a personal journey, a search for a tolerant India, Saba Naqvi, senior journalist, explores the nation’s composite culture that challenges pre-conceived notions of what makes a Muslim or a Hindu.
Chanakya's new manifesto– To resolve the crisis within India
Chanakya has been one of the greatest statesmen, politicians and tacticians of all time.
Book Review: The Untold History Of The United States
There are some inherent problems in narrating the history of the United States. And especially when it has to be done in an academic environment.
Book Review: In the Company of a Poet
One approaches this book with as much scepticism as expectation, wondering if there could be anything left to be said about a man whose work as a poet, writer, filmmaker, storyteller and lyricist has held sway over the minds of people across generations. But once you are drawn into In the Company of a Poet, it is a breeze.
A ringside view of politcs
During the last two years, several of India’s veteran editors have penned their memoirs. BG Verghese wrote First Draft: Witness to the Making of Modern India followed by S Nihal Singh’s Ink in My Veins, Vinod Mehta’s Lucknow Boy and Kuldip Nayar’s Beyond the Lines.
Skimming the surface
In 2009, all hell broke loose with a simple confession from Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman of Satyam Computers, the fourth largest IT company in India with over 50,000 employees and business in more than 66 countries. He admitted that the company’s balancesheet carried inflated cash and bank balances of Rs 5,040 crore and non-existent interest income of Rs 376 crore as on September, 30, 2008. Raju also admitted that there was an understated liability of Rs 1,230 crore on account of money that he himself had arranged.
Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography
Two essential aspects of the Rajinikanth story make any attempt at constructing a narrative instantly fascinating.
Return of a King
Rare is a book that makes you sit up and take notice. Rarer still is one that sends a chill down your spine.
Books of the year 2012: TSI's picks
Writer, columnist and journalist Jerry Pinto's first novel paints a vivid, poignant portrait of a Roman Catholic Goan family with a hole in its heart.
Book Review: Winter Evening
There are books that are unputdownable – that compel you to keep going on and not stop till you have finished it completely.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
