Sunday 12 February 2012
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Sunday Herald books

Life of a recluse

Writer : J D Salinger,  author of ‘Catcher in the Rye’, mostly led an isolated life.
A Life,’ by Kenneth Slawenski, is earnest, vigorously researched and revealing, without resorting to voyeuristic speculation, writes Michiko Kakutani.

Book rack

Bollywood’s top 20 superstars of indian cinema Edited by Bhaichand Patel Penguin 2012, pp 279, 599 This book is a collection of essays by renowned writers on cinema, paying tribute to Hindi cinema’s biggest stars. It looks into the...

Corporate craft

Delivering one of the immortal monologues of Hollywood, Gordon Gekko, Michael Douglas’ Oscar winning character in Wall Street (1987), proclaims “Greed is right, greed works.

Know your rights

Eminent academic Professor Udai Raj Rai’s recently published book, Fundamental Rights and Their Enforcement, is an in-depth study of the enumeration and evolution of fundamental rights under our constitutional framework.

Movie Guide
A Scene from the movie AK 56

AK56 is a Kannada language film by action film director Om Prakash Rao. It is Siddanth's second[...]

Photo Gallery
Sonu Nigam performs at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore

Sonu Nigam performs at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore

A herd of elephants was spotted near Chikkahole

A herd of elephants was spotted near Chikkahole

Actor Ashok takes a look at pictures  at the Belli Hejje programme

Actor Ashok takes a look at pictures at the Belli Hejje programme

An Army man shoots a pot during a sky diving and fire power demonstration

An Army man shoots a pot during a sky diving and fire power demonstration

An actor, dressed up as TV character Chhota Bheem, entertains children at a school in Gurgaon

An actor, dressed up as TV character Chhota Bheem, entertains children at a school in Gurgaon

A white tigress plays with her newborn cub at the state zoological park in Guwahati

A white tigress plays with her newborn cub at the state zoological park in Guwahati

Women voters show their marked fingers...

Women voters show their marked fingers...

A paralyzed voter is carried by a relative...

A paralyzed voter is carried by a relative...

First time voters show their marked fingers after casting their votes...

First time voters show their marked fingers after casting their votes...

A polling official marks the index finger of a woman voter...

A polling official marks the index finger of a woman voter...