A new biography of Peter Matthiessen chronicles his many paradoxical attempts to escape who the world expected him to be.

Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha’ is reissued, Dharmacharya Shantum recalls that 1988 trip with the master.

For this special roundup, Books & Books’ Mitch Kaplan selected four books by authors who will be appearing at the 2025 Miami ...

The teacher liked his pupil so much that he changed Bhim’s name to Ambedkar after his own surname, in the school records.

Through more than two dozen books and two organizations he helped start, he had a profound impact on the intellectual and ...

While in Paris, Matthiessen helped to found the Paris Review with funding from CIA sources. He later became a celebrated author of novels and nature writing, visiting many of the world’s last ...

While the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) occupied a lot of space in political debate and media, the 125th birth anniversary of Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59) on ...

Since time immemorial, wood has been the most ancient building material. Shelters, huts, houses, churches, and other buildings were erected using it. The complexity of the buildings increased over the ...

Political Islam has already divided India once before. The fundamental reason for the Partition of India was the demand ...

A new show in Savannah brings together the meticulous and decadently detailed paintings of Tomokazu Matsuyama.

Did Ritwik Ghatak`s tenure at Film Institute Pune spark India`s \"New Wave\"? Explore his transformative influence on ...

Four candidates were selected through a secret ballot. The judges, stunned by the unexpected result, opened their mouths wide ...