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Sudha G Tilak

Sudha G Tilak

Sudha G Tilak

The Raja of Big Things

An eminently readable book by Carnatic music-loving corporate honcho, Kamini Dandapani, delves into the life and influence of Rajaraja Chola and why the 11th century ruler still has a cult following

The Raja of Big Things
Updated On : 10 Jan 2023 | 11:50 PM IST

A pioneer who danced to her own tune

V R Devika's biography of Muthulakshmi Reddy brings to life not just the story of India's first female student in a medical college. She was a trailblazer in many other ways

A pioneer who danced to her own tune
Updated On : 08 Nov 2022 | 8:46 PM IST

Tale of a city, warts and all

The hospital is your best tourism option for efficiency, tourist trappings be damned

Tale of a city, warts and all
Updated On : 17 Mar 2022 | 11:44 PM IST

The first people

This book by Nidhi Dugar Kundalia is about the "first people" or some of the aborigines of India she met and interviewed in the course of researching the book

The first people
Updated On : 29 Apr 2020 | 11:38 PM IST

Tamil Nadu's political mothership

Jayalalithaa was truly a lone empress loved fiercely by her party followers and loathed by her political adversaries

Tamil Nadu's political mothership
Updated On : 09 Apr 2020 | 12:04 AM IST

MGR, through the eyes of a new biography

The book shows how MGR cultivated his cinematic image to become a cult hero in politics too

MGR, through the eyes of a new biography
Updated On : 28 Jul 2017 | 11:54 PM IST

Book review: Sophia's choice

The book is fascinating for its portrayal of a significant period in world history with a Punjabi princess-turned-activist as its protagonist

Book review: Sophia's choice
Updated On : 21 Feb 2015 | 1:25 AM IST
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Love's labour found and lost

The language in Cobalt Blue is mature and intimate, spoken from the heart of those who've lost their love

Love's labour found and lost
Updated On : 21 Jun 2013 | 10:36 PM IST
Updated On : 02 Feb 2013 | 12:41 PM IST