This is an anthology of reminiscences written by the grandchildren of twenty five Indian women who were born near the beginning of the last century. It offers most genuine as well as insightful descriptions of love that spans generations. When taken as a whole, the stories painted a rich and complex portrait of the culture and socio-economic conditions that most of us don't know too well.

This new collection of short stories has the span and thematic breadth of a novel, and yet each story is distinct and self-contained. In this book Lahiri delves into darker territories of family life caught in dislocated limbo.

If you are ever in the mood for a bellyful of laughter, this book which charts the course of a young man bumbling into a small University campus in America is for you.

I was at a party the other night when a bunch of attention-seeking, pseudo-intellectuals got into a dispute over "globalization", the virtuous, clichéd, exploited, and under-explained buzzword. Simply talking about it seems to give people a license for precociousness. As with "Go green" which is another such expression, throw it in and you can convince the human race of your startling brilliance.

I wrote this article after a recent visit to South Africa. It touches on the life of the Indian community in these post-apartheid times, as seen through the prism of my Fijian experience.

This documentary about a Mongolian camel that's rejected her newborn white colt offers a peek at Mongolian nomadic culture. An amazing film.

In Hindi movies children are generally shown to be quite precocious. They seem to have wisdom, intelligence and maturity far beyond their years. In fact, it would be fair to say that in most Hindi movies, the children don’t act like children at all.

In a refreshing contrast, this movie’s central character is a child, and one who has to deal with very challenging situations. This is the debut performance of young Darsheel Safary, who plays Ishaan. His performance is simply superb.

From the wonderful juxtaposition of old and new stars to the hilarious Filmfare awards to the awesome fire sequence to the flamboyant fight with a stuffed tiger to Deepika’s well shot dimples to SRK’s glistening abs – one cannot help admiring Farah for the fantastic scenes in OSO.