Shakespeare, Sappho risk ban under Hungary's anti-LGBT+ law
Shakespeares plays and the poems of Sappho could be banned from Hungarian classrooms and restricted in bookshops, publishers
Its a Wonderful Life review: A sense of lifes diverse currents
In his customary prose and wry humour, Ruskin Bond observes the world and the pandemic
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story review: Looking back at the origins
With his no-holds-barred indictment of the way America mismanaged the COVID-19 health crisis, Michael Lewis holds a mirror
Redesign the World: A Global Call to Action review: A radical form of humanism
The telecom innovator offers new ideas to change the future, in which people and the planet are at the core of all ideologies
Familiar but new: Review of Vivek Nath Mishras No One An Outsider: Varanasi
These powerful stories tackle heavy subjects with a remarkable absence of drama
Airy nothings: Review of Riksundar Banerjees The Book of Indian Ghosts
Most of the stories here are penny dreadfuls of the kind broadcast on popular radio channels
17 Yrs Of Lakshya: Where Are The Films About Clueless Women Who Find Themselves
Maybe a little representation on women who fuck around, women who make mistakes, are irresponsible, and unaware of their life
Hotstar Film Shaadisthan Strikes Down Hard The Idea Of Samaj Kya Kahega
This dialogue from the movie Shaadisthan says a lot, Women like us fight so that women like you dont have to fight in their
Anthem for doomed youth: Review of David Diop's At Night All Blood is Black
This years International Booker Prize winner is a brutal tale of war, told in sharp, spare prose
Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said review: In exile, rooted to Palestine
A new biography of Edward Said maps his Arab and American selves and illustrates how his writings on Palestine, music, public
Musical Excellence of Mridangam review: The science of a rhythm
In seven segments, three writers describe the mridangam, partly adapting ideas from C.V. Ramans seminal paper
Impact of COVID-19, Reforms and Poor Governance on Labour Rights in India
An economist decodes the reforms and rues the absence of effective consultations with trade unions on issues concerning
Bound, a Mumbai-based company, provides services including mentorship and
Mumbai-based company Bound, run entirely by young women, aims to demystify the publishing industry
Titanic and the Waldorf pudding
A new book featuring the culinary adventures of time-travelling siblings is the perfect ride for a food writer in lockdown
Bengal and its Partition: An Untold Story review: Roots of a division
A writer argues that colonial Britains policies impoverished Bengal, impacting the whole country
Djinn without tonic: Ranjana Sengupta reviews A.A. Jafris Of Smokeless Fire
The book ranges over an extended checklist of themes centred on Pakistan, with all of them jostling for attention
Uncle Sam and the philosophers stone: Review of Sanjena Sathians Gold Diggers
You hear several characters echo the same question: what does it mean to be both Indian and American
Shikari Shambu turns 38, gets vaccinated
Ahead of his 38th birthday, Tinkle celebrates the iconic hunter-turned-conservationist, Shikari Shambu, with a virtual party
Embedded in Ambedkars historiography
An ardent Indophiles poem on the life of Buddha stirred a rethink on conventional ideas of a philosophy
Keen on Latin-American literature? Check out the virtual World Literature
Hyderabad-based Surendra Singh Negi aims to familiarise enthusiasts with the literature of Latin-American countries with the
This was not designed to please you: Review of Jerry Pintos I Want a Poem and
Jerry Pinto converses with his selves and punctures a few romantic notions of love, leaving and poetry in the process
Intimations: Six Essays review: Work from home and other anxieties
Essays on the lockdown and how the virus has impacted lives
All Roads Lead North: Nepals Turn to China review: Nepals links with China
A journalists scholarly research takes the long view on a small countrys foreign relations, even as it often finds itself
I Drew My Strength In The Pandemic From WandaVision, Recent Winner MTV Movie &
Zapped of my own strength in this pandemic, I binge watched WandaVision, and felt a certain strength, drawn from Wandas
Leela Naidus 1st Film Anuradha (1960) Was All About A Homemaker Taken For
The 1960 classic Anuradha was way ahead of the times, showing the story of a talented woman taken for granted by her husband
The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer: Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji and the
A historian recalls how Arthur Conan Doyle helped a Parsi lawyer, George Edalji, clear his name after being convicted for the
Making Excellence a Habit: The Secret to Building a World-Class Healthcare
In his memoir, Dr. V. Mohan underlines that the cornerstone of patient care is empathy
India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present review: India in a changing
A former National Security Adviser and top diplomat traces the changes in Indias foreign policy, maps its present-day
Im attracted to the ways in which the mysteries of water parallel the secrets
Chinese author An Yus debut novel about loneliness and redemption speaks eloquently to our pandemic-ravaged minds
At a traffic signal in an unnamed city, as the green light comes on, a car is unable to move. The driver frantically tries to
Comparable To Drishyams George Kutty, We Now Have Anu In Crime Thriller
Tamil web series November Story is a drama masquerading as a crime thriller. It is a brilliant exploration of power dynamics
Akash Verma lets his readers decide
The author talks about the premise of Only the Good Die Young, the sequel to his earlier book, You Never Know
Karnan: A Spectacular Take On Caste, But Where Does It Stand On Issues Of
This brilliant anti-caste epic Karnan starts and ends with the image of a woman, but it does not do its female characters
Shes leaving home: Review of Jhumpa Lahiris Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiris latest is a sharp, unapologetic novel, which makes no attempt to please
Born a Muslim: Some Truths about Islam in India review: A sense of
Ghazala Wahab explains what it is to be a Muslim, a member of the largest religious minority in India today, and why the
The Forts of Rajasthan review: Sonar Kella and other forts
A virtual tour of famous Rajasthan citadels and their back stories
Republic of Hindutva: How the Sangh is Reshaping Indian Democracy review: Ways
A historian attempts to re-brand the RSS by foregrounding its humanitarian work while ring-fencing it from links with
When the sky poured acid: Review of How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
Both a powerful polemic and a nuanced exploration of human nature
Amrita Tripathi and Kamna Chhibber, co-authors of Age of Anxiety, discuss mental health in the context of the second wave of
Reviews of Beyond Pan-Asianism: Connecting China and India, 1840s-1960s, and
With research and anecdotes, two books steer clear of a reductive framing of relations between old neighbours and embrace the
Buddha in Gandhara review: Journeys on the Silk Road
A writer travels through erstwhile Buddhist domains looking for Indian philosophical influences
A Pandemic and the Politics of Life review: A raging virus and its impact on
Why logistical steps to fight COVID-19 must be accompanied by the state taking responsibility for migrant workers and the
Hopeless in hovels: Janhavi Acharekar reviews Lindsay Pereiras Gods and Ends
With an insiders familiarity, Lindsay Pereira presents brutally honest vignettes of Mumbais Roman Catholic community
Dream about me: Review of Kazuo Ishiguros Klara and the Sun
In this centenary year of the invention of the term robot, Kazuo Ishiguro presents in his latest novel an Artificial Friend,
You can keep kids engaged with this illustrative, activity-filled book on life-centered learnings
AltBalajis His Storyy Promises A Fresh Take On Homosexuality Does It Deliver
Financially successful, socially respected, and seemingly contentedly married for 20 years, they are surrounded by friends as
We are the hashtag gen: Percy Bharucha reviews No One Is Talking About This by
This Womens Prize longlisted novel is fragmented, incisive, and designed to go viral
The Orders Were to Rape You: Tigresses in the Tamil Eelam Struggle review:
Meena Kandasamy records the gruesome first-person experiences of two women of the Tamil Eelam struggle
The Population Myth review: Not a demographic battle
With logic, and data from unimpeachable sources, former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishis book debunks the myth
The Tale of the Horse: A History of India on Horseback review: Reimagining the
A writer explains the role of a fascinating animal in making communities, economies, identities, sport, and in challenging
Searching For Sheela: How The World Is Unable To Understand Unapologetic Women
Unable to digest an unapologetic woman who wont fit herself into neat boxes, were so conditioned to the trope of the
People of the book: Review of Siddharth Chowdhurys The Time of the Peacock
This insiders take on the publishing world becomes a venue to air broader questions
Till We Win: Indias Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic review: How to fight a
Health experts on Indias COVID-19 battle and lessons for the future
Madhav Hadas Meera Vs. Meera explores the real Meera
A book that looks at Meera as a complex person grounded in the socio-political milieu of 16th century Rajasthan
Over 11,000 books in poor mans library destroyed in Mysuru
His dream of spreading knowledge reduced to ashes
The Chennai girl who is now a priest in a village in Wales
Shirley Murphy grew up in Chennai but now lives and works in Wales as a priest
Put your coat and tie on: Can the postcolonial reader read in English
In a deeply stratified, postcolonial society such as ours, an aura of aspiration permanently colours the act of reading in
The Code Breaker review: The quest to rewrite DNA
Walter Isaacson profiles Chemistry Nobel winner Jennifer Doudna and other scientists for their revolutionary gene-editing
Ajeeb Dastaans: Somewhere In This Intricate Web Of Stories, Youre Sure To Spot
Ajeeb Dastaans reaffirms the complex state of being human at the intersection of multiple identities, and treats it with the
Does The Chudail From Roohi Give Us A Feminist Fix For Our Bad, Unsanskaari
So much of patriarchy is about controlling women, their behaviour, their bodies, their choices. A Chudail, or as in Roohi, a
Artists Weakness Is Tamizh Directors Excuse For Straying; Will Men Accept The
Women are expected to forgive a man who slips up because he had a moment of weakness, but can a woman do the same in our
Indias Power Elite: Class, Caste and a Cultural Revolution review: The
Sanjaya Baru captures the churn brought about by the 2014 general election, the rise of the BJP and its impact on the social
Jallianwala Bagh review: Fresh light on Jallianwala
Historian V.N. Dattas wide-angle book on the massacre, treating it as a clash between nationalist aspirations and imperial
The man without a badge: Geeta Doctor reviews The Unmarriageable Man by Ashok
We are all immigrants at some point or the other, says this story of post-colonial turmoil
Enemy of modernity: Gandhis Hind Swaraj
The early work Hind Swaraj contains some of Gandhis more eccentric thoughts
Detective Ghalib investigates: Ranjana Sengupta reviews Murder at the Mushaira
The book is filled with period detail, with the sights, sounds and smells of Shahjahanabad spilling out of every page of this
Why The Ending Of Irul That Played On The Final Girl Trope Was Disappointing
By this point, the film has already established that Archana is not a stereotypically perfect woman. The question is whether
LGBTQI+ books for young readers
Early reader recommendations that could teach children and remind parents about the importance of acceptance
The Inheritance of Words: Writings from Arunachal Pradesh review: Fading voices
Women of Arunachal Pradesh provide a glimpse of their culture and traditions, past and present
Under a White Sky review: Marching towards extinction
Critical of technological interventions to bring nature back, an environment writer says human actions have brought
So far so fluent: Latha Anantharaman reviews Sylvia: Distant Avuncular Ends by
Begins with concrete clarity but ends in a blur
The Great Unravelling: India after 2014 review: Rahul Gandhi and the loneliness
A former Congress spokesperson elaborates on the lack of an internal forum in the party to discuss leadership and other
Modern literature has become completely logocentric: Amitav Ghosh
Ecological concerns echo from Jungle Nama, Amitav Ghoshs verse adaptation of the medieval Bengali tale about the forest
Sanyas Sandhya Giri Taught Us That True Grief Is Honest, Hitting In Unexpected
Sanya Malhotra slips into the character of Sandhya like second skin, essaying it with beautiful precision, the love, the pain
Why We Readily Applaud The Sacrificing, Good Bahu In Pagglait
The self-sacrificing, exceptionally generous, and dutiful DIL in Pagglait shows us that women are allowed to rebel only
Undercover: My Journey into the Darkness of Hindutva review: From Gujarat to
A journalist gathers all his undercover investigations in the Gujarat riots case, which are now a part of court evidence,
Tony Kakkars Booty Shake Shows How Bollywood Still Objectifies Women
Bollywood songs and objectification go hand in hand. Tony Kakkar's new song proves once again that some things might just not
Pagglait: Be Ready To Be Blown Away At Every Turn Of This Remarkable Story Of A
Pagglait takes a commonplace tragedy and, through the power of its storytelling, elevates it into anything but common. Lets
Law taught me that each word has an impact: Abigail Dean
Abigail Deans bestselling debut is not about the who and how of a crime, but about its aftermath
The Cracks That Let the Light In: What I Learned from my Disabled Son review: A
Jessica Moxhams memoir is about parenting a special needs child in a society which doesnt quite understand the language of
Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization review: Modern day journeys into the
Namit Arora explores how Indians lived, ate, loved, built, fought and made sense of the material, rational and spiritual
8 Hush Hush Realities Of Womens Lives Bombay Begums Examines With Splendid
On this International Womens Day, Netflix released an Indian series called Bombay Begums, a show in which women were crafting
A reformers childhood: Review of Shyamchi Aai by Sane Guruji, trs Shanta
How does Sane Gurujis Marathi classic, now available in a new translation by Shanta Gokhale, fare in todays context
Conversations across cultures: The politics of translation and Seagull Books
In a scenario where U.K. or U.S. publishers almost exclusively decide which translated books the Third World gets to read,
By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a Life review: Reflections of a
In his autobiography, Hamid Ansari, Vice-President for two terms, brings to the fore the predicament of Indian Muslims, who
Watching Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na As An Adult Showed Me How Wrong We Were About
I watched Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na as an adult and I realised Meghna was a broken woman, seeking empathy and love. Should we have
Poet-playwright-novelist Chandrashekhar Kambar will release his new collection of poems on Sunday in Bangalore. This writer
Laxman Rao, novelist and playwright, sold chai from his stall in Delhi until
The author of 25 Hindi books, hes received awards from NGOs and literary associations and been covered more than 100 times in
Midnights Borders: A Peoples History of Modern India review: A museum of
Travelling 9000 miles over seven years, Suchitra Vijayan tries to understand India through her boundaries with Bangladesh,
Ghalib: A Wilderness at my Doorstep: Fresh insight into Ghalibs world
A biography of the Urdu poet and writer also signposts the literary culture of the age