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29 Oct

Universe propped up without help from God, says Hawking’s final work

Book: Brief Answers to the Big Questions; Author: Stephen Hawking; Publisher: John Murray/Hachette India; Pages: 232; Price: Rs 650 This book began when Stephen Hawking was alive but was published this month posthumously. It is billed by the publisher as his final thoughts and draws extensively from essays, keynote speeches and lectures that he wrote or delivered during his time on Earth and presents the crux of his thoughts on some of the most significant issues that the late cosmologist considered of great importance for the planet and humanity at large. For instance, the universe is propped up without help…

24 Nov

Jeet Thayil explains top 9 quotes from ‘The Book of Chocolate Saints’

New Delhi: It has barely been a month since acclaimed poet Jeet Thayil's "The Book of Chocolate Saints" hit the stands, but even in this short period, the novel has made a mark in literary circles. Aleph publisher David Davidar was seen recommending the book to several Western authors at private parties of the just-concluded Dhaka Literature Festival. Instagram and other social media platforms are full of pictures of the book, often with a reader in frame, floating in their feeds. The publisher has billed it as the most awaited literary novel of the year and by its track-record so far,…