Book Review: A bilingual anthology of poems which explores the hidden meaning of words
Dec 14, 2020, at 02:04 am
What are words? Words are the source of strength, the weapon which one can use to liberate and heal; words are magical, they can cast a spell on anyone who encounters them.
Book review: Vipin Gupta on the power of managing science of everything
Dec 11, 2020, at 10:59 pm
In his book ‘What is Divine Energy’, Vipin Gupta investigates the quintessential questions about how to manage life joyfully.
Book review: Written for children, ‘Adopted by Santa’ can be enjoyed by adults too
Dec 11, 2020, at 07:46 pm
The book ‘Adopted by Santa’ written by Sanjamm Vijan is a fun and interesting read, primarily dedicated to children.
Dec 08, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Colours are all around us in myriad varieties. But nature’s bounty has also its own message expressed through colour code which is put to therapeutic use too, finds Anju Munshi
We cannot generalise a society or a country: Author Hamid Ansari on Pakistan
Dec 06, 2020, at 04:22 am
Techie and author Hamid Ansari, who was caught in Pakistan being accused of being an Indian spy, wrote about his ordeal and suffering days in the South Asian country in his book Hamid. In an interaction with senior journalist Nidhi Razdan at Kitab, an event organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement, in late November, Ansari bared his thoughts. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
Stories are the index of our mind, says Father Felix Raj at book launch
Dec 04, 2020, at 01:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In the present education system, quality education, including value education, has become very important, said Dr. Dhrubajyoti Chottopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata.
BJP govt tried to establish alternative idea of India in last six years: Shashi Tharoor
Dec 01, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Congress Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, launched his latest book The Battle of Belonging at a session of Kitab organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation. In an interaction with senior journalist Karan Thapar, Tharoor spoke about the idea of India and how it has been impacted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last six years of its rule. IBNS brings excerpts of the conversation
Bambino: Creative pursuits of a homemaker
Nov 30, 2020, at 10:12 pm
Late Pratima Dhar was a homemaker who travelled widely with her husband. She began to pen down her observations which later formed the basis of her book Nabajatok published in Bengali. In this interview, her son talks about why he decided to get his mother's books translated and published anew.
Author interview: Anand Vardhan on his book Nemesis
Nov 30, 2020, at 10:01 pm
In his typical conversational tone, author Anand Vardhan explains what led him to write his latest fiction, Nemesis.
Author interview: Anand Vardhan on his book Out of the Jaws of Death
Nov 30, 2020, at 07:08 pm
The author offers an insight into what led him to journalism and writing books in this free flowing interview
Book review: Nemesis melts the border between reality and fiction
Nov 30, 2020, at 06:50 pm
When suddenly the question of survival of the fittest comes into consideration, chaos, pain, shock and uncertainties are bound to seep in.
Book Review: Out of the Jaws Of Death is a mystery thriller with a gripping end
Nov 30, 2020, at 06:41 pm
How is the life of a top businessman? What are the risks they can come across? Does the veil of glamour and affairs hide the actual motives?
I don't believe in feminism but femininity: Author Koral Dasgupta
Nov 28, 2020, at 01:21 am
Author Koral Dasgupta, who was the guest at the latest session of An Author's Afternoon organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement last week, spoke about her latest book Ahalya. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
A book that tells you about the rise of the Hero group from survival to success
Nov 26, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hero Enterprise Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal’s book, ‘The Making of Hero: Four Brothers, Two Wheels and a Revolution that Shaped India’, won the Business Book of the Year 2020 Award at the Tata Literature Live! Festival.
Author interview: Bhagaban Chandra Patra on his book 'My Discovery of America'
Nov 24, 2020, at 06:27 pm
A retired gynaecologist, Dr Patra is determined to fulfil his childhood desire to become a well published author. ‘My Discovery of America’ is his fourth book.
Nov 23, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata: A battle of belonging to India and having India belong to you is raging at the moment as attempts are being made to turn the nation's "civic nationalism" into a "religious-cultural nationalism", said Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor at the virtual launch of his new book “The Battle of Belonging”.
Relationship with mother difficult to be defined: Author Lady Mohini Kent Noon
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Lady Mohini Kent Noon, the author of the book Dear Mama, was busy in conversation with barrister-writer-activist Cherie Blair in the latest session of Kitab organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. In the course of the conversation, Mohini Kent Noon spoke about her book about intimate letters from eminent personalities including Prime Minister Narendra Modi to their mothers as well letters by several other girls who were victims of human trafficking. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
Author Sudipto Lahiri's short story wins honour in Indo-Australian short story competition
Nov 17, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: City-based author Sudipta Lahiri's latest short story ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ has been selected for publication in an Indo-Australian online short story competition.
Talking cub announces the release of Nomad's Land by writer Paro Anand
Nov 09, 2020, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Award-winning writer Paro Anand traces the journey of two young girls from displaced communities in her latest offering Nomad's Land.
Oct 31, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Chief editor and head of communications, CSR, publications in Tata Steel and SAIL JV, mjunction, Dr Mahul Brahma has won many accolades. In his latest book “How to communicate strategically in corporate world”, the versatile communications expert dwells on crisis to myths and media, exploring facets of strategic communication in the corporate world. IBNS catches up with the author of titles like Quarantined: Love in the time of Corona and The Luxe Trilogy
Oct 29, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and former Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief, Karnal Singh, was a part of the special team of Delhi Police, which had carried out the much debated encounter of terrorists in Batla House in the national capital in 2008. In an interaction with Ehsaas Woman of Mumbai Ketki Bhatia in the latest edition of An Author's Afternoon, hosted by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement, Singh spoke about his book Batla House where he wrote about the encounter extensively. IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of the interaction
Amish Tripathi delivers keynote address at Linc Pen and Plastics' Spellinc 2020-21 contest
Oct 29, 2020, at 03:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The grand finale of Spellinc 2020-21, Linc Pen and Plastics Limited’s pan India, all-digital English proficiency championship, was held live on zoom and streamed on Linc pen's Facebook page recently.
Girish Dutt Shukla's debut novel Maroon In A Sky of Blue deals with mental health issue
Oct 28, 2020, at 04:13 am
Girish Dutt Shukla in his debut novel, ‘Maroon In A Sky of Blue’, poignantly mirrors the sensitive behavioral disorder and mental health issues that most people go through while dealing with a personal loss.
Power Publishers distributes audiobooks through Audible and other audiobook apps worldwide
Oct 26, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Power Publishers, a leading producer of Indian language audiobooks recently tied up with Amazon Audible and other major audiobook apps to distribute their productions, covering a wide range of topics, including educational books, worldwide.
International poetry festival ‘Chair Poetry Evenings’ goes online this year
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Chair Poetry Evenings, Kolkata’s international poetry festival, has decided to go online this year owing to the global pandemic crisis.
For authors, pandemic unleashed a plethora of topics & ideas: Author Sabarna Roy
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:14 am
Critically acclaimed and bestselling author of six literary works published between 2010 and 2020, Sabarna Roy, opened up about his new novel 'Etchings of First Quarter of 2020' during an interview. An author of a technical book, which was published in 2019 and has been translated into 8 major European languages, Roy also opened up about the pandemic situation. Excerpts from the interview:
Author interview: Dr.Subramonian on his book with the world's longest title
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:37 am
Dr.Subramonian talks about his record breaking achievements and why he chose to write a biography of actor Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:23 am
Priyank Talesara pens a fictional narrative to spread the message of message and fellow feeling in his book ‘The Return of the Lost Civilizations: The forgotten Agreement’.
Book with world’s longest title, authored by Dr. Subromonian, released
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Dr. Subromonian is on a world record breaking attempt once again, after his several world and national records.
Book review: What happens when a forgotten agreement poses a challenge for the human world
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:10 am
Priyank Talesara’s 'The Return of the Lost Civilizations: The Forgotten Agreement' opens on a curious note, which will keep the readers in doubt for some time.