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Perumal Murugan: Words, Loneliness, and the Essence of Writing

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSJanuary 18, 2024January 18, 2024

However, in 2015, the Madras High Court dismissed the case against him. In an epilogue, the bench called on the author to start writing again: “Let the author be resurrected…

RAMAYANA and Richard Wagner by Dilip Roy

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSJanuary 17, 2024January 20, 2024

Rama accompanies me, I was reading the farewell, his final departure from the city of Ayodhya. Rama with Sita and Lakshmana marching into the forest – who would not like…

Amitava Kumar Unveils ‘The Yellow Book’

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSJanuary 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Again, the book is a journal allowing all the multiple possibilities in its reading. From the attack on Rushdie to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the writer, with his words and…

WAGNERISM in the 21st Century, A Book Review by Dilip Roy

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSDecember 26, 2023January 19, 2024

Wagner’s colossal creations such as The Ring Cycle, Tristan and Isolde, Lohengrin and Parsifal were models of formal daring, mythmaking, erotic freedom and mysticism…writes Dilip Roy Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and…

PROFILE: Dr Abhinav Pandya

by NewsdeskAsia NewsBooksFEATUREDecember 21, 2023December 21, 2023

Asian Lite profiles Dr Abhinav Pandya, the author of new book Terror Financing in Kashmir which exposes the complex web of terror financing in Kashmir Dr. Abhinav Pandya is a…

New Book Exposes Complex Web of Terror Financing in Kashmir

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSDecember 20, 2023December 21, 2023

The author conducted interviews with experts, internal stakeholders, intelligence officials, police and administrative officers, academics and journalists…reports Asian Lite News As the Indian Army and agencies work hard to end…

‘Why Can’t Elephants Be Red?’: A Book By Vani Tripathi

by NewsdeskArts & CultureBooksFEATUREDecember 19, 2023December 19, 2023

A book feature by columnist Riccha Grrover for Asian Lite International. Vani Tripathi Tikoo remarks, “Each book has a journey but this book has two. My first journey was while deciding on…

Purushottam Agrawal’s Reflections on Mahabharata

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSDecember 19, 2023December 19, 2023

For him, the great war in Kurukshetra makes for a medium of reflection on human conditions and ethical dilemmas, and how one reacts when one of his own is insulted…

Children’s Book Feature: CARROT SOUP by Sadaf Hussain

by NewsdeskBooksFEATUREIndia NewsDecember 15, 2023December 15, 2023

Yummy Soup and Tender Loving Care are a Sure Cure! Niyogi Books launched its second Children’s book under its imprint Perky Parrot, titled Carrot Soup by Sadaf Hussain. This is…

Books to Expand Your Mind Before the Year Ends

by NewsdeskBooksLITE BLOGSDecember 13, 2023December 13, 2023

ZebraLearn, a new-age publishing company, has joined forces with Rajesh Srinivasan, a contemporary marketing strategy consultant and author, to launch a first-of-its-kind cartoon book ‘Mindful Marketing’ designed to master modern…