Varsity created needless controversy, says renowned feminist historian Uma Chakravarti
The historical roots of patriarchy need to be understood. We need to study as well, because we have to substantiate our point of view. Changes have happened when we have understood changes, she said
India at a crossroads, next step to define countrys future: Kamal Haasan
At the book launch of author and former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhis India and Her Futures, actor-MP Kamal Haasan said the question before our country is whether we join the chorus of nations exporting division as politics or remain true to the extraordinary, ethical, and moral imagination that created India
Review of Sandip Roys Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal
Roys biography traces the performances, complex identity, and subtle queerness of Chapal Bhaduri, the last female impersonator of Bengali jatra
Find Indias forgotten jewels in Usha Balakrishnans new book Silver & Gold - Visions of Arcadia
The Lisbon art historian on Usha Balakrishnansnew book that documents Indias folk and tribal ornamental traditions
DNA of authoritarianism | Interview with Anne Applebaum on her book Autocracy, Inc.
Journalist Applebaum has chronicled the rise of populist and autocratic regimes worldwide
Priya Purushothamans The Call of Music captures the varied paths of eight musicians who shaped her musical worldview.
K.K. Venugopal biography an attempt to come to terms with himself: N. Ram
Says the former Attorney General talks about himself in the book as to how he was an accidental lawyer.
What does it mean for our Prime Minister to have traveled to Israel and embraced Benyamin Netanyahu just days before he attacked Iran, for our government to sign a groveling trade deal with the U.S. that sells our farmers and textile industry down the river, for us to now be given permission to buy oil from Russia, she asked
Omar Musa on his novel Fierceland, a deliberate critique of Conrads Heart of Darkness
The poet-novelist on rewriting colonial narratives, and the ecological grief at the heart of his new book
A gentle love story | Review of Once Upon a Summer by Manjul Bajaj
Although set in the early 20th century, the narrative is far removed from the upheaval of rebellion
Daily Quiz: on John Steinbeck who has been called a giant of American letter
American writer John Steinbeckwas born on February 27, 1902. Here is a quiz on the author who has been called a giant of American letters
Review of Ana Paula Maias On Earth As It Is Beneath, longlisted for the International Booker Prize
In this prison novella, translated from the Portuguese by Padma Viswanathan, the author refuses to validate mens violence
Arithmetic of loss | Review of Mirza WaheedsMaryam& Son
The author examines thedisappearance of a young man withinthe framework of Muslim-immigrant lifein suburban London
In a special project revealed through an official video, Oda wrote down the answer to the central question of the story the nature of the legendary treasure known as One Piece for the first time
Review of Thats a Fire Ant Right There, stories by Telugu writer Mohammed Khadeer Babu
The anthology, translated by D.V. Subhashri, challenges myths and celebrates communal harmony in coastal Andhra Pradesh
Noted Bengali author Sankar dies at 93
Mani Sankar Mukhopadhays novel Chowringee captured the complexities of urban life and society
Another Annas Archive link goes down as portal backtracked on Spotify data release
Annas Archive last year took responsibility for scraping Spotify, which was followed by its main URL getting blocked due to legal action
Letters off the wall: Exploring Varsha Seshans novel and career
Friendship can happen in the most wholesome, and sometimes, the most interesting ways possible. Varsha Seshan -- through the pages of her novel The Wall Friends Club --- explores a one of a kind friendship: one exchanged in letters.
In conversation with Barbara Kingsolver, author of Demon Copperhead
At the Kolkata Literary Meet, the Pulitzer-winning author discusses the role of literature in cultivating compassion, writingDemon, and her new book
Interview | Booker Prize-winningauthor George Saunders on his new novel,Vigil
A complex satire of corporate greed and moral culpability, Vigil is the authors first novel in nearly a decade
Lalita Iyers book on ageing is about finding our authentic selves
In her recent book, Aging (Un)Gracefully, author Lalita Iyer says that growing old is both a liberation and a licence to be your true self
Technology trouble is a light term that can be used to describe the idea of this subgenre!
Shobhaa De on intimacy, pleasure, and the conversations India avoids
Shobhaa De questioned Indias enduring discomfort with intimacy, urging a shift from silence and instruction to dialogue and agency
Festschrift for Mahasweta Devi: three books by marginalised voices
In her centenary year Mahasweta Devi would have turned 100 today we read three writers, Sushila Takbhaure, Rakshit Sonawane and Mayyu Ali, who chronicle their lives of oppression. Their stories would have struck a chord with a writer who always kept an eye out for the dispossessed
The dark blue of indigo, which was related to the Champaran Satyagraha, soon faded from memory. It needed Ambedkar to bring it back into the public imagination
Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders movie review: A layered exploration of crime and entitlement
Anchored by a phlegmatic Nawazuddin Siddiqui, director Honey Trehan crafts a mystery that intertwines crime and social commentary. Though uneven in pacing, the film deftly examines the intersection of entitlement and morality in society
Geetha Iyers new book, Miniature Giants, captures the fascinating world of insects
The book brings together her field adventures, scientific insight, and childhood memories to show how insects shape our ecosystems
Why telling stories from the Himalaya is an argument against extinction
Stephen Alter, who recently won the Himalayan Echoes Nature Prize, has often put the young, fold mountains at the centre of his writing. Other chroniclers, from Peter Matthiessen to Namita Gokhale, have written about the reality of living in a region which inspires both awe and fear
