In what has been the most unlikely turnaround this season, the Delhi Daredevils (“DD”) have gone from perennial underachievers to quietly confident front-runners. Starting the season in expected fashion with a trouncing at the hands of the Kolkata Knight Riders, DD have since turned it around, and how. Since their opener, the DD have lost […]
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At just over the mid-way point of IPL 9, three teams are languishing at the bottom of the table- the Rising Pune Supergiants, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and the Kings XI Punjab (“KXIP”). Expectations wise, the least surprising of the three to be at the bottom are the KXIP. Entering the season with relatively low […]
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The Mumbai Indians (“MI”), last year’s Indian Premier League (“IPL”) champions, kick things off in the IPL’s ninth season on April 9th, on home turf at the Wankhede stadium. Facing the debutant Rising Pune Supergiants, one of the two interim franchises to replace the Chennai Super Kings (“CSK”) and the Rajasthan Royals, the MI enter […]
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Let’s be honest. How many of us, at one point in our lives, have made a New Year’s resolution on living a healthier life? And failed miserably? But fret not, you’re not alone. Studies show that most of us tend to break this particular resolution even before the first week of the New Year is […]
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If the first two days at the Penguin Random House Spring Fever 2016 witnessed fantastic monologues by Ramachandra Guha and Sunil Khilnani, followed by a dynamic session of questions and answers, Day 3 at the open-air festival saw five highly opinionated achievers taking to the stage. Spring Fever Brings More Richness – And A Surprise! […]
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March 16, 2016. The slight breeze at the beautiful, open premises of India Habitat Centre, New Delhi was neither too warm nor too chilly – it was pleasant enough to entice folks to Come Out and Read at the annual Penguin Random House Spring Fever. Spring Fever, a festival of – and for – book […]
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It’s that time of the year when book lovers from all over the country have thronged to the India Habitat Centre in Delhi for the annual Penguin Random House Spring Fever. The fans appear giddy with excitement as they browse through the books from among 5,000 titles published by Penguin and Random House. As in […]
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Finally, that time of the year is here and book lovers couldn’t be more rejoiced! Jaipur Literature Festival is back with its 2016 edition and it’s bigger, better and merrier! We met with an enthusiastic crowd of readers on the very first day of the Fest. And even though it was a weekday, Diggi Palace […]
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Now “World Name your Car Day” might sound like something only a car enthusiast might look forward to, but that doesn’t mean you should not enjoy this day. Cars hold a special place in literature. They act as a barometer to help readers understand a character. For instance, can you imagine James Bond driving a […]
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“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien While travelling may not be at the top of the bucket list for a book reader, there are many places you can visit that have strong connections to the books and the authors you love. For instance, an ardent F. Scott Fitzgerald fan […]
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