Kaleidoscope - From A Child’s Heart

It has been observed that more often than not books for or about kids have a male protagonist.  Two recent books buck that trend and have girls leading-- and very inte...

Retroscope - In admiration

“ You must be the writer?!” The tall man greeted me sitting in the large drawing room .

His unexpected, if direct greeting, knocked me down that night w...

Kalki Koechlin Gets Praise From Melinda Gates

Actress Kalki Koechlin is on cloud nine after getting a letter from Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, praising her for bringing "attention...

True Review Movie - -The Man Who Knew Infinity

Cast: Dev Patel,Jeremy Irons,Toby Jones,Stephen Fry,Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally, EnzoCilenti, DevikaBhise

Direction: Matthew Brown

Produced:Edward R. Pres...

Kaleidoscope : The Family Plot

Jeffrey Archer is one of the world’s most popular writers, and has noted in his several visits to India that even the pirates love to flog his books. The Indian editi...

Retroscope - No Ordinary Mother

The doorbell rang this afternoon- an odd time for it to ring. I was not expecting guests. I opened to find Nazma standing outside.

"You never call me these days!" S...

The Lenny Interview: Melinda Gates

While I edited this interview, my husband was folding our laundry and my daughter was running around our apartment in one continuous, galloping loop. I mention this because...

Speaking About Rape Is Scary. For Some Writers, Fiction Can Help

“The first person to tell me I was gang-raped was a therapist, seven years after the fact,” novelist Jessica Knoll wrote in an essay for Lena Dunham and JenniKo...

Stars Sign Letter Urging Leaders To Tackle Poverty By Addressing Gender Inequality

Sir Elton John was one of the more than 70 celebrities who urged world leaders to tackle poverty by addressing gender inequality, adding his name to an open letter to gover...