A book that tells you about the rise of the Hero group from survival to success
Nov 26, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hero Enterprise Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal’s book, ‘The Making of Hero: Four Brothers, Two Wheels and a Revolution that Shaped India’, won the Business Book of the Year 2020 Award at the Tata Literature Live! Festival.
Author interview: Bhagaban Chandra Patra on his book 'My Discovery of America'
Nov 24, 2020, at 06:27 pm
A retired gynaecologist, Dr Patra is determined to fulfil his childhood desire to become a well published author. ‘My Discovery of America’ is his fourth book.
Nov 23, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata: A battle of belonging to India and having India belong to you is raging at the moment as attempts are being made to turn the nation's "civic nationalism" into a "religious-cultural nationalism", said Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor at the virtual launch of his new book “The Battle of Belonging”.
Relationship with mother difficult to be defined: Author Lady Mohini Kent Noon
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Lady Mohini Kent Noon, the author of the book Dear Mama, was busy in conversation with barrister-writer-activist Cherie Blair in the latest session of Kitab organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. In the course of the conversation, Mohini Kent Noon spoke about her book about intimate letters from eminent personalities including Prime Minister Narendra Modi to their mothers as well letters by several other girls who were victims of human trafficking. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
Author Sudipto Lahiri's short story wins honour in Indo-Australian short story competition
Nov 17, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: City-based author Sudipta Lahiri's latest short story ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ has been selected for publication in an Indo-Australian online short story competition.
Talking cub announces the release of Nomad's Land by writer Paro Anand
Nov 09, 2020, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Award-winning writer Paro Anand traces the journey of two young girls from displaced communities in her latest offering Nomad's Land.
Oct 31, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Chief editor and head of communications, CSR, publications in Tata Steel and SAIL JV, mjunction, Dr Mahul Brahma has won many accolades. In his latest book “How to communicate strategically in corporate world”, the versatile communications expert dwells on crisis to myths and media, exploring facets of strategic communication in the corporate world. IBNS catches up with the author of titles like Quarantined: Love in the time of Corona and The Luxe Trilogy
Oct 29, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and former Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief, Karnal Singh, was a part of the special team of Delhi Police, which had carried out the much debated encounter of terrorists in Batla House in the national capital in 2008. In an interaction with Ehsaas Woman of Mumbai Ketki Bhatia in the latest edition of An Author's Afternoon, hosted by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement, Singh spoke about his book Batla House where he wrote about the encounter extensively. IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of the interaction
Amish Tripathi delivers keynote address at Linc Pen and Plastics' Spellinc 2020-21 contest
Oct 29, 2020, at 03:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The grand finale of Spellinc 2020-21, Linc Pen and Plastics Limited’s pan India, all-digital English proficiency championship, was held live on zoom and streamed on Linc pen's Facebook page recently.
Girish Dutt Shukla's debut novel Maroon In A Sky of Blue deals with mental health issue
Oct 28, 2020, at 04:13 am
Girish Dutt Shukla in his debut novel, ‘Maroon In A Sky of Blue’, poignantly mirrors the sensitive behavioral disorder and mental health issues that most people go through while dealing with a personal loss.
Power Publishers distributes audiobooks through Audible and other audiobook apps worldwide
Oct 26, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Power Publishers, a leading producer of Indian language audiobooks recently tied up with Amazon Audible and other major audiobook apps to distribute their productions, covering a wide range of topics, including educational books, worldwide.
International poetry festival ‘Chair Poetry Evenings’ goes online this year
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Chair Poetry Evenings, Kolkata’s international poetry festival, has decided to go online this year owing to the global pandemic crisis.
For authors, pandemic unleashed a plethora of topics & ideas: Author Sabarna Roy
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:14 am
Critically acclaimed and bestselling author of six literary works published between 2010 and 2020, Sabarna Roy, opened up about his new novel 'Etchings of First Quarter of 2020' during an interview. An author of a technical book, which was published in 2019 and has been translated into 8 major European languages, Roy also opened up about the pandemic situation. Excerpts from the interview:
Author interview: Dr.Subramonian on his book with the world's longest title
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:37 am
Dr.Subramonian talks about his record breaking achievements and why he chose to write a biography of actor Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:23 am
Priyank Talesara pens a fictional narrative to spread the message of message and fellow feeling in his book ‘The Return of the Lost Civilizations: The forgotten Agreement’.
Book with world’s longest title, authored by Dr. Subromonian, released
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Dr. Subromonian is on a world record breaking attempt once again, after his several world and national records.
Book review: What happens when a forgotten agreement poses a challenge for the human world
Oct 10, 2020, at 02:10 am
Priyank Talesara’s 'The Return of the Lost Civilizations: The Forgotten Agreement' opens on a curious note, which will keep the readers in doubt for some time.
American poet Louise Gluck wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
Oct 08, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Stockholm/IBNS: American poet Louise Gluck was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.
Sabarna Roy: The Calcutta/Kolkata Chronicler
Oct 08, 2020, at 08:41 pm
Sabarna Roy is very aptly known as the Calcutta/Kolkata Chronicler. In all the six Literary books that he has written till date, titled: Pentacles; Frosted Glass; Abyss; Winter Poems; Random Subterranean Mosaic: 2012 – 2018, and Etchings of the First Quarter of 2020, they weave magical stories in and around Calcutta/Kolkata and its ever-changing landscape. In his specificity, Sabarna projects the universal and global concerns and issues that every city in the world has undergone in the wake of aggressive post-modern urbanization.
Sep 23, 2020, at 05:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891) was one of the legendary figures of the 19th century Bengal renaissance, revered as an academician, litterateur, social reformer, humanitarian and philanthropist who endeavoured to ensure the well-being of those oppressed in every possible way—particularly women, the impoverished and the illiterate.
Author interview: Jay Prakash Kushwaha on his anthology of Hindi poems
Sep 22, 2020, at 12:28 am
The Hindi book of poems ‘Ashrupirit Nayan’ is an expression of the deepest emotions experienced by him, according to Jay Prakash Kushwaha
Sep 21, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Historian-journalist Hindol Sengupta was the guest at An Author's Afternoon session organised virtually by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement on Sept 12. In a conversation with host Oindrilla Dutta, Sengupta spoke about his book The Man Who Saved India and its central character Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
Book review: A book of poems in Hindi which draws inspiration from grief
Sep 11, 2020, at 10:40 pm
When your eyes fill up with tears of sadness, when words fail you, maybe it is time to flip through the book of poems ‘Ashrupirit Nayan’ by poet Jay Prakash Kushwaha.
International Literacy Day: Celebrate educators, invest in learning potential
Sep 09, 2020, at 03:08 pm
New York: With 1.4 billion people around the world lacking basic literacy skills, the head of the UN cultural agency on Tuesday urged all those involved in learning, to mobilize the investments needed that could unleash each person’s potential.
Author interview: Dr Siddharth Suhas Kulkarni on his book ‘Parenting: The Critical Thinking at Home’
Sep 02, 2020, at 05:38 pm
It was his wife devising interesting ways to teach their daughter new things during the pandemic confinement which served as an inspiration to pen the book on parental guiding, says Dr Kulkarni.
Book review: A book that guides parents to develop their children’s critical thinking
Sep 02, 2020, at 05:26 pm
Parenthood is a wonderful and joyous feeling when your entire world revolves around your child and you think about the ways in which you can help them grow and develop.
Sign language should become one of India's scheduled languages: Entrepreneur Vaibhav Kothari
Aug 31, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Deaf and mute entrepreneur and engineer Vaibhav Kothari was present at a webinar- Winning Challenges- hosted by Kolkata-based social and cultural activist Sundeep Bhutoria earlier in August. In the course of his interaction with Bhutoria, Vaibhav spoke about his journey in life, why India should have sign language as a scheduled language, and more. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
Institutions of the country in trouble, not seen even in Emergency: Author Nilanjana S Roy
Aug 20, 2020, at 09:45 pm
Journalist-turned author Nilanjana S Roy was in conversation with Malika Varma of Ehsaas Women at a virtual session of An Author's Afternoon- organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement- just ahead of India's 74th Independence Day. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of the conversation where Nilanjana spoke about Kolkata, books and democracy in India
Marxist ideology completely opposed to the law of nature: Author Anant Vijay
Aug 19, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Author Anant Vijay was the guest at the event 'Kitaab', which was organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation late last month, where he spoke about his book 'Marxvad Ka Ardhsatya'. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of his interaction at the event
One Indian parliamentary seat should be reserved for deaf person: Entrepreneur Vaibhav Kothari
Aug 15, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Deaf and mute entrepreneur and engineer, Vaibhav Kothari, has said one seat in the Indian parliament should be reserved for a deaf person to represent their world.