In Letter and Spirit!
Vineeth Abraham calls himself a “complete, utter and unapologetic bibliophile”. The owner of arguably one of the largest personal libraries in the country, Abraham hails from Irinjalakuda, Kerala. He worked with the Central Secretariat, New Delhi, during 1989-2017. In Shelf Life, Abraham writes about reading, books, and beyond.
Dr V Raghavan’s book, on Muthuswami Dikshitar, youngest of the famed Carnatic trinity, is a comprehensive description of the composer’s musical journey as well as life history.
Culture historian and author Sunil Kothari was a living encyclopedia in the field of Indian dance.
The distinguished danseuse describes the aesthetics of Mohiniyattam through the elements of angika, vachika, aaharya and stvika abhinaya and further through the role of music and musical instruments esoteric to Kerala.
Sci-Hub is taken to court over alleged copyright infringement. While academic publishers say the free library promotes piracy, the legal wrangle has made ‘open access’ fodder for public debate once again.
Here’s a list of books,, which can help you cut the clutter on data, tech, society and beyond.
Six books by Dr. Seuss have been taken out of publication citing the racist and insensitive drawings in them.
Ammannur Madhava Chakyar Ente Koodiyattam Smaranakaliloode is a pilgrimage by G Venu, the first non-Chakyar disciple of Padmabhushan Ammannur Madhava Chakyar.
The biography of Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy captivates the reader right from the first page.
A random look at his trysts with Navaratri alone can tell Kottakkal Sasidharan’s variety of experiences on and off the stage.
