Esther David

Britain will fall silent on Tuesday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of attacks targeting London public transport which killed 56 people, the first suicide bombings by Islamist militants in western Europe.

She was a sculptor and painter who turned to writing at the age of 46. And now, city-based author Esther David has bagged the Sahitya Akademi award. "The award has come as a pleasant surprise to me. I came to know of it only when reporters began calling me up with congratulatory messages. I have been busy working on my publication 'The man with eno...

Britain will fall silent on Tuesday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of attacks targeting London public transport which killed 56 people, the first suicide bombings by Islamist militants in western Europe.

She was a sculptor and painter who turned to writing at the age of 46. And now, city-based author Esther David has bagged the Sahitya Akademi award. "The award has come as a pleasant surprise to me. I came to know of it only when reporters began calling me up with congratulatory messages. I have been busy working on my publication 'The man with eno...