Retaking A Tour Down Memory Lane With ‘The Guide’ — An Excerpt

‘The Guide’, written by R K Narayan in 1958, celebrates the myriad mysteries and bizarre charms of India, as seen through the experiences of a small-town tour guide, Raju from Malgudi.

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How To Foster And Resolve Productive Conflict

Conflict is an unavoidable, even necessary, part of collaboration, and all teams experience it, not just cross-cultural or virtual ones.

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What attracted Usha Narayanan to Mythological Stories?

‘Prem Purana’ by Usha Narayanan is about stories of love and extraordinary devotion found in Hindu mythology.

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What Do Nicky and Noni Do When They Visit Their Grandparents?: ‘It’s Cool to Respect Others’ — An Excerpt

In Sonia Mehta’s It’s Cool to Respect Others from her new series of books — ‘My Book of Values’, the author reminds us as to why having some values in life is totally cool!

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An Unresolved History: A Legacy Of Partition

Urvashi Butalia is a publisher and writer based in Delhi. She is co founder of Kali for Women, India’s first feminist publishing house and now runs Zubaan, an imprint of Kali.

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10 Things You Should Know About Akash Verma

Akash is back with his fourth novel, You Never Know: Sometimes Love Can Drag You Through Hell…, a romance thriller which will keep you at the edge of your seat till the last page.

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6 Quotes You Must Read on Gender and Sexuality

Devdutt Pattanaik in his books The Pregnant King and Shikhandi And Other Queer Tales They Don’t Tell You shows how mythologies across the world appreciate what we deem as queer.

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Just Before We Set Off For Earth — ‘Earthward Bound’

As one recovers from the heavy hearts left behind after a brilliant week of Durga Puja fun and festivities, here’s a little throwback with a short story, ‘Earthward Bound’, by writer Nayanika Mahtani.

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Can Emotional Intelligence Be Learned?

Emotional intelligence is born largely in the neurotransmitters of the brain’s limbic system, which governs feelings, impulses, and drives.

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When India defeated the English in 1911, An Excerpt from ‘Barefoot to Boots’

Novy Kapadia’s ‘Barefoot to Boots’ reveals the glorious legacy of football in India. The book also offers valuable insight into the future of the sport in the country.

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