The Hindu Lit For Life 2026: What speakers like about the literature festival
Well-known speakers who participated in The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 share their experiences on attending the festival
Authors suing Nvidia allege chipmaker contacted Annas Archive for pirated book data
Multiple ongoing lawsuits filed by creators against Big Tech firms accuse them of scraping copyrighted works for AI training data or getting them through illegal shadow libraries
If there were an Olympics for bookworms, theres a good chance that speed-reading would be the activity equivalent to sprints.
Technology trouble is a light term that can be used to describe the idea of this subgenre!
Winnie-the-Pooh, the first collection of stories about a teddy bear and his friends, turns a century. Fans share their memories of the cartoon character and why he appeals to them
The Hindu Lit For Life| Books as an escape, and a steadying presence for readers
At The Hindu Lit For Life, readers below the age of 30 tell us about their favourite books, discovering new authors and why they read
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
Look for books that leave a lasting impact: Satoshi Yagisawa
The Japanese author speaks about how books can bring people together, the magic of second-hand book stores and his two books at the literature festival
Footnotes from the Mahabharata highlights sidelined voices of women in the epic
K. Srilata in conversation with Nikhila Kesavan. Indrani Krishnaier, Geetha Lakshman, Smrithi Parameswar, Snehaa Sesh, and Mrithula Chetlur from The Madras Players present a dramatised reading of excerpts from the book
The diasporic narratives of Amrita Shah, Viji Krishnamoorthy, and Saras Manickam are stories of survival, oceanic journeys, agencies, and activism, said Radha Hegde.
Delhis iconic Bahrisons Booksellers arrives in Hyderabad
The family-run independent bookstore with a collection of nearly five lakh books hopes to engage readers through interactive sessions
Creation of Hindi language was a political project: author Ghazala Wahab
At The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 session titled In the Heart of The Country, the author spoke of the emergence of Hindi as a common language of the region.
Translator has to be functionally true to the author, says Justice Prabha Sridevan
Imayam and Prabha Sridevan in conversation with Kavitha Muralidharan at a session titled The Joys and Challenges of Translating Imayam.
Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of The Hindu Lit for Life: Nirmala Lakshman
Literature festivals should become spaces to celebrate free speech, say speakers
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
World of ChatGPT | Reviews of Empire of AI and The Optimist
Two cautionary tales by Karen Hao and Keach Hagey on artificial intelligence told through the prism of the life and works of Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI
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
What is the latest Gajapati Kulapati picture book about?
The latest in the much-loved picture books series by Ashok Rajagopalan is about the gentle elephants sleep troubles
Exploring familial tenderness and discord in author Krupa Ges book Burns Boy
What intense moments of familial drama lead to a 15-year-old boy arriving at a burns ward? Find out at author Krupa Ges book release on November 16
Torie Trues Seven Kitchens spotlights culinary traditions of seven Indian communities
The London-based author blends Indian history, storytelling, and recipes in her latest book, Seven Kitchens PRINT: Torie Trues Seven Kitchens spotlights culinary traditions of seven Indian communities
Interview with Kunzang Choden on her memoir Telling Me My Stories
Bhutanese author on her memoir, and the role of Bhutans monarchy in its modernisation
Shock, horror, terror: how Dalit stories are stirring the literary world
Books like Daya Pawars Baluta and Baby Kambles memoir foreground the oppressed and marginalised lives of Dalits. In Dadu Mandrekars Untouchable Goa, the past in the form of myths and legends and the lived reality of the present are highlighted in the hope of a better future
Beyond the full stop: Nobel Laureate Lszl Krasznahorkai and the tradition of the expansive sentence
Where science has failed to effectively communicate consciousness and the bridge between brain and mind, authors have managed it flawlessly
Now, read and sing the Hanuman Chalisa in English
Diplomat-poet Abhay K. launches a singable English version of the Hanuman Chalisa, blending poetic rhythm with devotional spirit.
British author Jilly Cooper dies at 88
Jilly Coopers book Rivals found a new generation of fans when it was made into a series for Disney+ in 2024
Meet Chef Karan Gokani of Londons Hoppers in Bengaluru
In a prelude to The Hindu Lit For Life, the Chef will be in conversation withrestaurateurSandesh Reddy as they decode the flavours of India, and talk about their personal journeys with food. Here is how to sign up
