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A literary gangster who protested through obscenity: the salaciousness of Henry Miller

Born on December 26, 1891, Miller survived controversies and censure to have his reputation restored.

M Saad
· Dec 26, 2020 · 05:30 pm
William Dalrymple’s book masterfully chronicles an early instance of corporate power over governance

But the book underplays the role of the British government in the East India Company’s annexation of large tracts of India from the Mughals and others.

M Saad
· Sep 28, 2019 · 06:30 am
JD Salinger centenary: His best work was not ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, but his Glass family stories

One hundred years after he was born on January 1, 1919, the writer is best known for his iconic novel. But these short and long stories are his real legacy.

M Saad
· Jan 02, 2019 · 08:30 am

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Will we get to read the unpublished work of JD Salinger, or will it be ‘Catcher In The Rye’ forever?

Holden Caulfield’s creator JD Salinger died on this day, January 27, eight years ago. January 1, 2019 will mark his centenary.

M Saad
· Jan 27, 2018 · 05:30 pm

M Saad

A literary gangster who protested through obscenity: the salaciousness of Henry Miller

Born on December 26, 1891, Miller survived controversies and censure to have his reputation restored.

M Saad
· Dec 26, 2020 · 05:30 pm

William Dalrymple’s book masterfully chronicles an early instance of corporate power over governance

But the book underplays the role of the British government in the East India Company’s annexation of large tracts of India from the Mughals and others.

M Saad
· Sep 28, 2019 · 06:30 am

JD Salinger centenary: His best work was not ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, but his Glass family stories

One hundred years after he was born on January 1, 1919, the writer is best known for his iconic novel. But these short and long stories are his real legacy.

M Saad
· Jan 02, 2019 · 08:30 am

‘Sea Prayer’: Khaled Hosseini’s new book reminds readers of his formula for literary success

The writer has achieved bestseller status with heart-wrenching novels about the misery of individual lives in war-torn Afghanistan.

M Saad
· Sep 01, 2018 · 07:00 am

Over 150 years later, Maupassant’s fiction is remembered for the questions it asked of morality

What was it that Guy de Maupassant, born on this day, August 5, found in the poor that he couldn’t find in respectable people?

M Saad
· Aug 05, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Why we must not forget Robert Frost when we read modern poetry. He made the everyday extraordinary

Shorn of the flourish of rhetoric, treading close to prose, Frost’s poetry is a true hallmark of the undramatic modern.

M Saad
· Apr 08, 2018 · 03:30 pm

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Eco India, Episode 274: How worsening environmental conditions call for action and innovation

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Eco India: Kanpur's tanneries adopt sustainable practices to cut environmental impact

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Will we get to read the unpublished work of JD Salinger, or will it be ‘Catcher In The Rye’ forever?

Holden Caulfield’s creator JD Salinger died on this day, January 27, eight years ago. January 1, 2019 will mark his centenary.

M Saad
· Jan 27, 2018 · 05:30 pm

M Saad

A literary gangster who protested through obscenity: the salaciousness of Henry Miller

Born on December 26, 1891, Miller survived controversies and censure to have his reputation restored.

M Saad · Dec 26, 2020 · 05:30 pm

William Dalrymple’s book masterfully chronicles an early instance of corporate power over governance

But the book underplays the role of the British government in the East India Company’s annexation of large tracts of India from the Mughals and others.

M Saad · Sep 28, 2019 · 06:30 am

JD Salinger centenary: His best work was not ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, but his Glass family stories

One hundred years after he was born on January 1, 1919, the writer is best known for his iconic novel. But these short and long stories are his real legacy.

M Saad · Jan 02, 2019 · 08:30 am

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‘Sea Prayer’: Khaled Hosseini’s new book reminds readers of his formula for literary success

The writer has achieved bestseller status with heart-wrenching novels about the misery of individual lives in war-torn Afghanistan.

M Saad · Sep 01, 2018 · 07:00 am

Over 150 years later, Maupassant’s fiction is remembered for the questions it asked of morality

What was it that Guy de Maupassant, born on this day, August 5, found in the poor that he couldn’t find in respectable people?

M Saad · Aug 05, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Why we must not forget Robert Frost when we read modern poetry. He made the everyday extraordinary

Shorn of the flourish of rhetoric, treading close to prose, Frost’s poetry is a true hallmark of the undramatic modern.

M Saad · Apr 08, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Video

Eco India: Pedestrian-friendly or not: What is Delhi's walkability quotient?

Yesterday · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 275: How communities are rooting for a safer environment to protect the planet

Nov 23, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Eco India: How climate resilient fox nuts are helping Bihar's farmers tackle crop losses

Nov 17, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 274: How worsening environmental conditions call for action and innovation

Nov 16, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Eco India: Kanpur's tanneries adopt sustainable practices to cut environmental impact

Nov 10, 2024 · 08:55 am

Will we get to read the unpublished work of JD Salinger, or will it be ‘Catcher In The Rye’ forever?

Holden Caulfield’s creator JD Salinger died on this day, January 27, eight years ago. January 1, 2019 will mark his centenary.

M Saad · Jan 27, 2018 · 05:30 pm

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