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With conversations about multilingualism, Bhakti poetry and performances by Naseeruddin Shah and Jacek Luminski, the event was wide-ranging and inspiring

A historian’s literary memoir, pre-election analyses of the Indian democracy, a memoir-travelogue of Kashmir, and more.

Kolkata/IBNS: The 12th Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet drew to a close on January 27 with a soulful classical musical performance by Shubha Mudgal at the main Steps of Victoria Memorial Hall.

New year, (more) new books.

Here are the week's most interesting reads!

While interacting with booklovers at a literary event hosted at Natraj bookshop in Dehradun on Wednesday, the noted author Stephen Alter advised the budding writers to write what they themselves would wish to read. He added that he is fond of visiting wildlife habitats and is now busy writing

Swami Pranavanda, an ascetic-explorer who visited Tibet 25 times between 1928 and 1949, became an authoritative voice on Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.

Raghav Chandra - India will stand taller still if it can happily marry its past with its present, like Singapore and Indonesia, and confidently shine the light of tolerance to an uncertain world, , Tourism Promotion

Chandni S Chandel IPS officer Lionel Carmichael, a loner, retires to the hills on early superannuation after he has a falling-out with a politician — something quite common in India. A few mont

Writer and wildlife conservationist Cara Tejpal presents her choice of essential reads while journeying through the mighty Himalayas.