Varma candidly discusses how colonial legacies continue to harbour in the mindsets of Indians today at the cost of our original cultural heritage, literature and schools of thought
Anita Nair talks about writing in urban India, the role of a corporate wife as explored in her latest book 'Lessons In Forgetting' and her forthcoming works
Helen Kogan, managing director of Kogan Page discusses the constitution and establishment of Kogan Page India, the principles behind their business and how they plan to influence and expand their market in India
Deeply involved in researching the layers of Indian mythology, Italian author Roberto Calasso is frustrated by the unavailability of reliable translations of Vedic scripts
Reclusive US novelist J.D. Salinger, a giant of American literature known for his legendary work The Catcher In The Rye, has died at the age of 91
Twenty-five-year-old Madhav Mathur is the quintessential urban Indian male of today: a young, successful, well-paid banker living in Singapore
Sadanand Dhume talks about the ideas and experiences that inspired his first book, the cultural transformation taking place in Indonesia and how he and his travel companion Herry are friends despite the latter being a fanatic
Dr Amin Jaffer speaks of royal India’s long association with international luxury brands and whether art should be seen as luxury in the contemporary world
The writer spoke to ILK about coming back to India at the age of 21, the development of Indian writing in English, paying tribute to his father, and more
Founder and chief of the Acumen Fund, Jacqueline Novogratz approaches solutions to poverty with the head of a businesswoman and the heart of a philanthropist
John Cassidy shares his views on how journalists fared in reporting the financial crisis, key takeaways from his book and the political and ideological factors behind the global meltdown
John Mullins talks about the ideas that led to the formation of ‘Getting To Plan B’, why start-ups tend to fail and the future of entrepreneurship, especially in India
India’s book publishing industry is scripting a new growth chapter
Dalrymple talks about the changing nature of religion, the perception of modern India and why it was a relief to return to travel writing after a long gap
Amrita Chowdhury talks about her artistic passion, her ideas on new age literature and how she plans to reconcile her business acumen with innovative fiction
Sex writing in English is coming out of the closet in India. Varuna Verma turns the spotlight on the new books that peddle sexuality as their USP