Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 305 Price: Rs. 599 This is a fascinating story of the Indian revolutionary movement, focussing mainly on the charismatic Bhagat Singh and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA) and how the group influenced and radicalized the Congress, speeding up the race for independence. In contrast to popular belief that the revolutionary movement and the Congress struggle …

Publisher: New Millennium Pages: 141 Price: £ 9.95 This is an autopsy of Joseph Rudyard Kipling, known to Indians in particular for “Kim” and the more lovable “Jungle Book” stories. Indian journalist Subhash Chopra says the Lahore-born English writer’s knowledge of India was half-baked and his love for India has been overstated. “Yet most of his admirers turn a blind eye to …

Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate’er he can, And looks …

Mario De Miranda — Mario Miranda (born: 2 May 1926 – Died: 11 December 2011) is a well-known Indian cartoonist based in Loutolim in the Indian state of Goa. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and Padma Shri in 1988. Miranda has been a regular with The Times of India and other newspapers in Mumbai, including The Economic …

Sandy  was a great crowd puller because of his very unique dancing style. He was quite popular among his friends and fellow animals of jungle. All the birds and animals of jungle gathered at night in front of “The Yahoo Ice-cream Parlour” to enjoy Sandy’s dance. Sandy loved ice-cream and enjoyed dancing on it too. When he jumped into the …

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Pages: 240 Price: Rs.299 What was the common thread that united Hindu nationalists Dayananda Saraswati, Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar? With their thinking, discourse and writings, all four influenced new thinking among Hindus that eventually paved the way for the Hindutva as we know today. Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal votary …

He doesn’t look for quiet corners, neither does he force himself to sit near a flowing river, and he definitely doesn’t need the pitter-patter of raindrops over his flat, to feel inspired. Punjabi music industry’s popular lyricist Jaani finds his words in the hustle-bustle of life. This young fellow from Gidderbaha, Punjab has given songs like Paani, Ek Taara, Jaguar, …

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA – March 20, 2016 – For the past 22 years, Gary Duschl has held the Guinness World Records world record for his unique hobby; in an effort to top his achievement, he added more than a mile to the chain since last year; it’s now made up of 2,142,857 wrappers and 89,431 feet long, thus setting …

San Francisco, California, USA – March 17, 2016 – A cat cafe in San Francisco called KitTea has released an immersive 360-degree video on YouTube called Catquarium; on top of being extremely unique in that the video has 360-degree and interactive capabilities and an amazing 1 trillion pixels, thus setting the new world record for the Biggest cat video. Photo: …

A fortnight ago, when Delhi was abuzz with much activity following the Jawaharlal Nehru University fiasco, a small number of people were quietly trying to bring different communities together through Jashn-e-Rekhta. The Urdu festival, in its second edition at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, was organised for those who knew Urdu, wanted to know Urdu, loved it or …