Artists hailing from Indian roots have steadily carved a space in the global space with a range of talents. From Grammy wins to sold-out global concerts to Hollywood films, they have taken the essence ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. It has been a literary double for Hungary this year with ...

Global media also writes on how comedians in India have never been so successful and endangered at the same time.

A handful of non-starry films defined 2011. The top of the pops were Delhi Belly, and Pyaar Ka Punchnama even though big ...

The multi-faceted Vir Das is reviewing the script of his own life — the stand-up comedian and actor turns author with The ...

Vir Das’s storied career has been one of constant reinvention. Arguably the best-known Indian comedian in the world, Das recently published The Outsider: A Memoir for Misfits (HarperCollins India). In ...

Rising demand underpins Google's decision to make its biggest bet in the country last month, when it announced a $15 billion ...

Mr Kamra warns that “it’s getting very claustrophobic” for comedians in the country. After the attack on Habitat, he moved to ...

Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj in the meeting with the finance minister stated that urea prices should be ...

A Memoir for Misfits, Vir Das says, “I didn’t really want to write this book. I wanted to write a book, but not a memoir.

From rare Tanjore paintings and some of the finest collections of pichwai art, to masterpieces by Olafur Eliasson and Ai ...

Vir Das is incredibly popular in India. Now, he’s making a bigger and bigger name for himself outside the country, too. He has a memoir that came out this week, and he’ll be doing a residency at the ...