26 March 2009

Mythology and cinema

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(In the photo) Kamal Haasan with filmmaker Mani Kaul The session on ‘Mythology and Cinema’ at the recently concluded FTII seminar was replet...
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Literature and Cinema - the question of adaptation

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FTII’s seminar on literature and cinema drew a fantastic response, with Javed Akhtar speech clearly standing out. “Literature in cinema can...
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28 February 2009

Past Perfect: A Passage To India

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From Darkness to Light Author : E M Forster Published In : 1924 Many critics believe that without A Passage To India , E M Forster w...
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23 February 2009

The Summer Of Cool

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Colony capers Author : Suchitra Krishnamoorthy Pages : 205 Publishers: Puffin Published in : 2009 Genre : Teen fiction After proving hers...
05 February 2009

A House for Mr Biswas

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Heartbreak House Author: V S Naipaul Pages : 563 Year of Publishing : 1961 Having read V S Naipaul’s A Million Mutinies Now ( a epic tra...
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18 November 2008

Gouri Dange's 3 Zakia Mansion

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Home truths Gouri Dange’s books draw as much from her skills as a talented writer, as much from her profession as a family counselor Gouri D...
22 September 2008

Review: Breathless In Bombay

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Author : Murzban F Shroff Pages : 306 Publishers: Picador India Price : 295 Genre : Short stories (fiction) Of magic and mayhem Of late, on...
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05 August 2008

Salaam Memsaab

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Author : Marjorie McCallum Pages : 125 Genre : Autobiographical English essence Having greatly loved E M Forster’s A Passage To India , I wa...
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24 July 2008

Book Review: A Girl and A River

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Author : Usha K R Pages: 324 Published by : Penguin Price : Rs 295 This River runs deep It's been a while since I've read a book w...
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20 July 2008

How 'Indian' is Indian Writing In English

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How 'Indian' is Indian writing in English? Are diasporic writers still its commanding masters or are desi counterparts finally fin...
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19 July 2008

Past Perspective: An Area Of Darkness

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An Area of Darkness Author : V S Naipaul Published in : 1964 Genre: Travelogue Nai-appalled V. S Naipaul has always been a controversial f...
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21 June 2008

Review: Superstar India; From Incredible to Unstoppable

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Author: Shobhaa De Publishers : Penguin Pages: 456 Price: 350 Published In : 2008 (April) India wears Prada One of the early lessons one...
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26 May 2008

Book review: Three Mistakes Of My Life

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Author: Chetan Bhagat Price: Rs 95 Publishers : Rupa Published in 2008 The best selling feature of a Chetan Bhagat book is its rea...
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Interview with Chetan Bhagat

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“I can’t say much about Salman Rushdie, I'm more like Salman Khan," quips Chetan Bhagat, who was at Big Bazaar yesterday for the l...
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08 April 2008

Interview: Devyani Saltzman

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'I think it's important to never be too literal in an adaptation' Devyani Saltzman is the wonderfully talented daughter of filmm...
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