By Saket Suman, Book: The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and his India; Author: Shashi Tharoor; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 504; Price: Rs 799 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) revels in being in the public eye, and reaps the ...
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Feed SubscriptionHinduism is ideal religion for modern age of incertitude: Tharoor
By Arul Louis, New York : Hinduism is a “wonderful” religion suited for the modern era of uncertainty and questioning because it values incertitude, according to Congress MP and author Shashi Tharoor, who also excoriated the politicisation of the faith. ...
Read More »Shashi Tharoor’s ‘Why I Am A Hindu’ to be made as web series
New Delhi : Politician and author Shashi Tharoor’s book “Why I Am A Hindu” will be made into a web series with National Award-winning producer Sheetal Talwar as showrunner. The Congress MP will also narrate it. Taking head-on the current ...
Read More »Tide is turning against Narendra Modi government: Shashi Tharoor
By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered an “irreparable and irreversible reputational damage” in the last four years, says Congress leader and former foreign diplomat Shashi Tharoor. In the state capital to attend an ...
Read More »MOS PMO said yes to CBI probe into SSC exam scam: Tharoor
New Delhi : Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh on Monday agreed to a CBI probe into the alleged question paper leak, irregularities and mass cheating in the combined graduate level exam of the Staff Selection Commission ...
Read More »Modi’s foreign policy is some dynamism, more spin: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
By Sarwar Kashani, New Delhi : Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former Minister of State for External Affairs, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought “dynamism” to India’s foreign policy but lacks consistency in the country’s neighbourhood strategy. In an ...
Read More »BJP planning ‘major assault’ on Constitution: Shashi Tharoor
By Sarwar Kashani and V.S. Chandrasekar, New Delhi : The BJP government is looking to make a “major assault” on the Constitution if the ruling party gets a majority in both the Houses of Parliament, says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, ...
Read More »Take back Hinduism: Tharoor, Nayantara Sahgal speak it out loud at JLF
By Saket Suman, Jaipur : The third day of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival witnessed several hard-hitting sessions that addressed the burning issues of nationalism and Hindutva in the contemporary scenario. With acclaimed writers Shashi Tharoor and Nayantara Sahgal leading ...
Read More »Beyond the Hindutva debate, Shashi Tharoor’s new book a self-discovery of a ‘believing Hindu’
By Saket Suman, Book: Why I Am A Hindu; Author: Shashi Tharoor; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 302; Price: Rs 699 Shashi Tharoor’s new book on Hinduism — the religion followed by a majority of Indians — comes at a ...
Read More »Five books to look forward to in January 2018
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : After a significant year for publishing in India, the upcoming month of January in 2018 will set the literary mood for a new beginning. The Jaipur Literature Festival will see the release of several ...
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