Kathmandu by Thomas Bell – Book Review
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal is an intriguing place - an ancient city wrapped in a lot of mythology, where Hinduism and Buddhism co-exist...
Vikram Balagopal on Creating Graphic Novels
The author of Graphic novel series SIMIAN, Vikram Balagopal talks about the art & craft of creating a graphic novel.
Vikram Balagopal Interview
Tell us about your...
Kamadeva the God of Desire by Anuja Chandramouli
It’s the era of revival and re-interpretation of Indian history and mythology. Young authors are reading the scriptures, reading commentaries on them and then...
Indian Art by Vidya Dehejia – Book Review
Books on Indian Art are mainly written for scholars in the academic world. Unfortunately, that kind of makes them inaccessible to the general public....
Billion Dollar Painter by G. Eric Kuskey
Thomas Kinkade apparently is a household name in America. We might have seen his work in Hallmark greeting cards and other merchandise. He was...
Death and Dying Edited by Sudhir Kakar
Death - a reality that we know nothing about. We all would get there, someday, that is all we know. None of us have...
Simian by Vikram Balagopal – Book Review
When this graphic novel Simian by Vikram Balagopal came to me for review with the back cover informing that it is the story of Ramayana...
Who wrote the Bhagavadgita? By Meghnad Desai
Bhagwad Gita or Bhagavadgita is a sacred text for a large section of humanity. And a mystery for almost anyone who has either heard...
Moving to Goa by Katharina Kakar – Book Review
This book Moving to Goa by Katharina Kakar was on my reading list since the day I moved to Goa this January. Reading it...
The Last King in India – Wajid Ali Shah by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones
Biographies of historical figures stitched together using the material available with a bit of imagination acting as a thread can be very interesting -...
