Book Review & Literature
Paulo Coelho at 75 and how his home country Brazil treated him
Brazilian prose writer and poet Paulo Coelho is celebrating his 75th birthday on August 24, 2022. He published more than 20 books and became...
Khomeini’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ fatwa that led to Salman Rushdie’s stabbing in New York
Salman Rushdie was attacked on the stage during a literary engagement at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York. The perpetrator, identified as Hadi...
When Sherlock Holmes fame Sir Arthur Conan Doyle investigated Hercule Poirot creator Agatha Christie
Literary historians argue that famous writers often encounter plots close to those they previously composed for their books. It happened to the renowned author...
From Heemal to Hilton by John Shilshi is a narration of a passport officer’s life in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir
On the onset, I sheepishly admit, on getting the book 'From HEEMAL to HILTON' written by my very dear friend John Shilshi, I was...
Balakot Air Strike and Pakistan’s Hypocrisy
On the third anniversary of the successful Balakot operations carried out by India on 26 February 2019, in response to the terror attack by...