Malayalam actor Lenaa Kumar on her new book on menopause
The actor talks about writing her second book about menopause, dealing with perimenopause and her desire to help women going through it
Ashwin Sanghi to be the first recipient of Bhutans JSW prize for literature
Sanghi to be honoured at the 15th edition of the Drukyuls Literature and Arts Festival of Bhutan, with this years theme being The Art of Being Human
Mahasweta Devi at 100: Naveen Kishore remembers a life of writing as activism
Naveen Kishore, Mahasweta Devis long-time friend and poet-publisher, reflects on the phenomenon that she was and her literature of resistance
Mahasweta Devi at 100: Why her greatest legacy lies in the Adivasi movements she helped build
In Mahasweta Devis birth centenary year, and a decade since her death, a look at the writers enduring impact on grassroots movements through literature and activism
Varanasi art collective Mysticeti enters childrens publishing with Bapa Wants Fish
Founded by Stuti Sareen, Varanasi-based art community Mysticeti is expanding into childrens publishing with Bapa Wants Fish, a limited-edition book inspired by 1990s Odisha that explores family, food, emotional resilience and mental health through a childs perspective
The History of Anglo-Indians: Keith Butler and Harry MacLure chronicle 500 years in a graphic novel
Spanning five centuries from Vasco da Gamas arrival in Calicut to the present day Keith Butlers The History of Anglo-Indians brings the communitys story to life through Chennai illustrator Harry MacLures meticulously hand-drawn artwork, preserving a history long carried through memory rather than textbooks
The children China lost: Review of Barbara Demicks Daughters of the Bamboo Grove
Demicks forceful yet evocative book shows how Chinas one-child policy created widespread suffering while never losing sight of the humanity of those caught in it
Emily Eden at DAG: a witness of colonial India
An exhibition of English poet and artist Emily Edens portraits presents a vivid record of 19th century India in transition
A U.S.-based doctors quest to preserve vedic rituals
In My Journey with Vedic Rituals, Dr. J.K. Dirghangi reflects on his parallel journeys as a physician and a practitioner of vedic rituals.
Kolkata marks the first India launch of Eyal Nirs book BuDo for Life
Author and martial arts practitioner says the principles of the Japanese Martial Way extend beyond combat to leadership, wellbeing, and daily life
Shadow library OceanofPDF is down
The platform claimed that its servers were seized by the authorities but that it was working to restore them and migrate its data as soon as possible
Tabish Khair in conversation with Annie Zaidi on his new novel, Drown All the Refugees
The author-academic on displacement and why literature must provoke to remain truthful
J&K L-G administration suspends 8 officials over pro-separatist content in library books
An official spokesman said the book, Personalities and Legends of J&K, contained content related to separatism, which has the potential to create law and order situations
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Shares Space Triumphs, Humorous Anecdotes At Book Launch
On his time aboard the ISS, he recalled a STEM demonstration that he had been attempting for several days, in which ISRO had assigned him the task of creating a water bubble, injecting an air bubble inside it, and then injecting a coffee bubble inside the air bubble
The Indus conundrum: when water is both a lifeline and a faultline
Writers are beginning to explain the ramifications of the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, which was a shared heritage between India and Pakistan. Others map how global warming is impacting the balance in nature, and take stock of the fallout of political decisions on all rivers
How natural biohacking can help you optimise your health and life
The Optimised Human: A Beginners Guide to Biohacking, co-authored by Teemu Arina, Dr Olli Sovijrvi and Jaakko Halmetoja, offers sustainable, scientifically-backed steps to live a longer, healthier life
Review | Under Water by Tara Menon is a compelling portrait of friendship
With its examination of environmental issues and natural disasters, the novel is also a work of eco-fiction
Review | The GreatestStoriesfrom the Northeast Ever Told is an ambitious undertaking
This collection ofstoriesby 27 writers, both established and emerging voices, is a compelling showcase of Northeast Indias literary vitality
Review | Courtesans Dont Read Newspapers captures the absurdities of modern India
Anil Yadavs stories, deftly translated by Vaibhav Sharma, lay bare societys hypocrisies, inequalities and quiet heartbreaks
How my grandmothers book of khichdi preserved our familys culinary legacy
Mapping queer lives through books: identity, resistance and equality in India
A selection of fiction and non-fiction works offers a layered understanding of the evolving realities of queer life in India, spanning law, personal memory, family, and workplaces; they show how identities are shaped by legal frameworks, lived experiences, and intergenerational shifts
Portrait of an Artist takes you inside the studios of Indias renowned painters and sculptors
A new book on the sanctuaries of S.H. Raza, T. Venkanna and other leading Indian artists that prove as revealing as the works themselves
Review of Marathi novellas My Last Autobiographyand The Woman Who Wore a Hat
The writings of Rajendra Banahatti and Kamal Desai come vibrantly alive in these translations by Jerry Pinto and Shanta Gokhale, respectively
Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The parrot that flew to Baghdad
How a collection of Sanskrit stories influenced One Thousand and One Nights and reflected the everyday concerns of Islamic society
Review | Reading debut novel Gloria Dont Speak through the lens of the feminist snap
In her Womens Prize-longlisted work, author Lucy Apps delivers an affecting portrait of female agency and vulnerability
Taiwan Travelogue wins International Booker Prize 2026
The novel, originally written in the Mandarin Chinese,succeeds as both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel
Review | Rene Karabashs She Who Remains reimagines gender and freedom through Albanias sworn virgins
The International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel is a haunting meditation on identity, violence and the cost of freedom
Review of The Kerala Club, edited by K.M. Chandrasekhar, T.P. Sreenivasan
In a collection of essays, civil servants write on governance in a State known for sharp contrasts
Gulbadan Begum was Bbars daughter; she was asked by her nephew Akbar to write her memories of the reigns early years
R. Parthasarathys best-known work is the 1977 book-length poem Rough Passage
