In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender precision the most luminous jewel, nestled amid lush mango groves and ringed ...

As Bharat celebrates its civilisational showcase with divinity, hosting a monumental gathering of over 50 crore devotees ...

“Don’t end a sentence with a preposition” is one of English grammar’s most infamous rules—but it turns out you don’t actually have to follow it. On this latest episode of The List ...

These refreshingly authentic and playful picture books celebrate the many kinds of love that can fill kids’ lives. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book author and illustrator ...

By Erica Ackerberg Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes. The standout essays in Megan Marshall’s “After Lives ...

When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle The Daily Mail Books department ...

In his latest book, Cass R. Sunstein lays out what the U.S. owes to the rest of the world. Ada Calhoun’s debut novel about a middle-aged wife and mother offers a wry critique of the sexual ...

Ayodhya mobilisation is a clear and present danger to citizens and national security As rightwing outfits from Shiv Sena to VHP descended on Ayodhya over the weekend calling on government to expedite ...

DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran opposed Sanskrit interpretation in Lok Sabha, calling it a waste of taxpayers' money and linking it to RSS ideology. Speaker Om Birla hit back, asserting that Sanskrit is ...

Two new papers, published in the journal Nature, by scientists from Russia and Ukraine, further solidify this claim about the origin of the Indo-European family of languages that include Sanskrit, ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...

The physical and emotional changes that come with puberty can be challenging for tweens, but these books can help. From expert guides filled with biological facts to the funny Wimpy Kid installment in ...