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Book traces history of picture postcards in India
India | Jul 01, 2019, 05:03 PM ISTThe postcard was introduced in India in July 1879 for a quarter-anna and the product proved to be a huge hit recording an annual sale of 26 million cards within the country by 1883, says a new book.
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Arundhati Roy launches Hindi, Urdu editions of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Books & Culture | Jan 10, 2019, 05:27 PM ISTLatest books trends: At New Delhi World Book Fair, novelist Arundhati Roy launched the Hindi and Urdu editions of her book The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.
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Hindi-English publishing collaborations to climb a notch higher focusing on National language
Books & Culture | Jan 08, 2019, 11:09 AM ISTLatest Books and Culture updates: While marking a new era of collaborations in Indian publishing, leading Indian publishing houses are all set to expand their bandwidth in 2019.
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Of Islamic history, Malayalam literature, villains and Chanakya's lessons -Books to read this weekend
Books & Culture | Jan 04, 2019, 04:51 PM ISTLatest books to read: Reading is essential if you want to be successful in life as it expands knowledge, gives you a different perspective on various things in life, and help to understand a variety of subjects.
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10th edition of Rath Yatra festival to start from Saturday in Mumbai city
Books & Culture | Jan 03, 2019, 04:00 PM ISTLatest events updates: Mumbai ISKCON's 'Rath Yatra' festival starts from Saturday. Know more!
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Books & Culture | 5 books to look forward to in January 2019
Books & Culture | Dec 31, 2018, 04:16 PM ISTLatest book trends: As 2018 speeds by, people are waiting for several promising offerings slated to hit the stands in January 2019.
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New Delhi World Book Fair 2019: Emirati culture to take centre-stage, know more
Books & Culture | Dec 30, 2018, 12:15 PM ISTLatest events in Delhi: New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF), held for the past 47 years, is a major calendar event in the publishing world. Know more!
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Celebrate a reading weekend with 4 final must-reads of the year 2018
Books & Culture | Dec 28, 2018, 12:26 PM ISTLatest Book Trends: Of the Mahabharata, 2019 tarot readings,love on ships and fiction from a resistant Tibet -we bring you the final must-reads of the year!
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Lifestyle updates: We reveal Sonam Kapoor's best-read for this weekend; top 5 suggested books by the actress
Books & Culture | Dec 23, 2018, 07:47 PM ISTLatest book trends: Revealing one of the hobbies of Veere Di Wedding movie star, Sonam Kapoor likes to read books. Read the story to know her recent best-read!
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Year Ender 2018: Best reads of the year to acknowledge the difference of opinion in society
Books & Culture | Dec 23, 2018, 12:44 PM ISTLatest book trends: When books acted as a voice of dissent in 'Illiberal India'; best reads of the year. Scroll to know more!
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Remembering R.K. Laxman: PM Narendra Modi releases new book Timeless Laxman based on cartoonist's life
Books & Culture | Dec 19, 2018, 07:23 AM ISTLatest Books & Culture Trends: PM Narendra Modi releases book on renowned cartoonist R.K. Laxman titled as 'Timeless Laxman'. The boo has been penned by Usha Srinivas Laxman.
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Sahitya Akademi Award 2018: Anees Salim, author of The Blind Lady's Descendants enjoys his winning moment
Books & Culture | Dec 18, 2018, 02:26 PM ISTBooks & Culture Trends: The Kerala-born author, Anees Salim wins the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award (English) for his novel 'The Blind Lady's Descendants'.
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Of sting operations, Obama's mind, and demons of fictional lands, books to read this weekend
Books & Culture | Dec 14, 2018, 06:01 PM ISTLatest books to read: Of sting operations, Obama's mind, and demons of fictional lands, pick your type of book to read.
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Book Review -Open Embrace: India-US ties in the Age of Modi and Trump is an interesting read for weekend
Books & Culture | Dec 13, 2018, 06:49 PM ISTLatest book trends: Donald Trump's "America First" politics with its anti-Islamism focus and Narendra Modi's nationalist agenda forged by the so-called "Hindutva Strategic Doctrine" make the two so dissimilar world leaders.
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Rajmohan Gandhi's upcoming book Modern South India is all about enriching history
Books & Culture | Dec 09, 2018, 02:18 PM ISTLatest Book Release: The history of South India is relatively unknown believes author Rajmohan Gandhi.
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From the story of a kingmaker to farmland fiction and start-up failure; interesting reads this weekend
Books & Culture | Dec 07, 2018, 01:28 PM ISTFor the weekend, we have these four amazing paperbacks by debut authors to suggest to our dear readers for a delightful read!
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Oxford Dictionaries' announced Toxic as 2018's Word of the Year
Books & Culture | Nov 15, 2018, 12:22 PM ISTBook Trends: This year, in 2018, people have been using 'toxic' to describe a vast array of things, situations, concerns, and events.
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Thoughts on Barack and marriage, Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' is an instant hit
Books & Culture | Nov 14, 2018, 10:46 AM ISTLatest book trends: New memoir titled Becoming by Michelle Obama was out on 13th November. Michelle revealed her family life, some thoughts about Donald Trump, as well as her reflections on various challenges in personal life.
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Of Lord Vishnu's avatars, Krishna's wives and myth woven into fiction -4 interesting reads for this weekend
Books & Culture | Nov 09, 2018, 03:12 PM ISTBook trends: Thumb through the tales of two of the most popular avatars of Lord Vishnu and their lineages, or flick through information about Lord Krishna's eight wives he married. We bring you four weekend reads!
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Celebrated author Ruskin Bond says you find more freedom for writers in India
Books & Culture | Oct 31, 2018, 05:30 PM ISTThe room on the roof, the night train at deoli, Delhi is not far and other notable stories are the works of renowned author -Ruskin Bond who believes that one finds more freedom for writers in India.