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Ayesha Jalal, noted historian from Pakistan, is the director of the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies at Tufts University, Massachusetts. In her most recent book, she explores Saadat Hasan Manto's life and times, especially around ...

HarperCollins has expanded its HarperCollins 360 program to the UK, reports Publishers Weekly. HarperCollins 360 aims to make all HarperCollins titles available through all of its subsidiaries, where it holds appropriate rights, so that all titles ...

By: Vinod Mehta Cometh the hour, cometh the redeemer. This sums up the mood of India 2013. Our newspapers and TV channels constantly remind us that anarchy has been let loose and the Centre has been unable to hold for at least a decade. True. Only a ...

Sportswriter Rohit Brijnath collaborated with Bindra in producing the compelling autobiography of the Indian sports hero. "A Shot at History", published by HarperCollins India, was released in 2011. The book describes how the Olympics has been an ...

Many of our Indian superstars do whatever they have to, to earn fame, and then spend the rest of their lives trying to earn respect. Knowing that, when I was asked to review Pataudi Nawab of Cricket a book on my maternal uncle many a thought ...

Six Indian writers including Jeet Thayil and Jerry Pinto figure in the shortlists for the 2013 Commonwealth Book and Short Story Prizes. Apart from Thayil (Narcopolis) and Pinto (Em and the Big Hoom), the other Indian writers whose works are among ...

India House is among the better known diplomatic establishments in London. I first set eyes on the imposing building in 1952, when I was a student at Cambridge University. Thirty years later I entered India House as Deputy High Commissioner. One of ...

All bibliophiles/bookworms will be well versed with leading international publishing house, HarperCollins, who command a lot of respect with the kind of material that they publish. Their Indian branch, HarperCollins India too leads the 'desi' market with ...

PTI Singapore: A new book takes a look into public events that shaped India's recent history besides providing insights into many personalities who shaped it including Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. "From Partition to Operation Bluestar" is ...