I thought I was not a cat person until one day, a grey tabby kitten began to whine outside our home. We fed it at first, apprehension visible on both sides as the thin squiggle lapped up its bowl of milk with the thirst of a person stranded in the desert.
Tomorrow is my birthday. Last year I was flattered to receive several messages, from friends, acquaintances and even strangers. It…
When a writer of international acclaim with genealogical roots in India, as his place of origin, departs the world forever,…
Snap by Belinda Bauer is essentially a story of a broken family of three children who had to grow up in a mini-second to survive and face the world alone.
All through his celebrated career, Naipaul made many scathing remarks on record about women, race and his homeland Trinidad. But that was VS Naipaul in a nutshell. Cold, unapologetic for his views, outspoken but a master storyteller with a flair of weaving unforgettable stories.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind expressed grief over his passing away
"He died surrounded by those he loved having lived a life which was full of wonderful creativity and endeavour," his wife Lady Nadira Naipaul said in a statement.
