Gulbadan Begum was Bbars daughter; she was asked by her nephew Akbar to write her memories of the reigns early years
8 essential Mughal history books recommended by historians amid curriculum debate
Historians say Mughal empire historys 500-year impact endures in India, it cant be deleted; Prof. Naman Ahuja, V. Sriram and Sohail Hashmi pick recent must-read books
World Book and Copyright Day | When translation keepsliterature alive across languages
The translating community, which also includes researchers, librarians, teachers and booksellers, plays a stupendous civilisational role
Review | Mohammed Hanifs unrelenting gaze in new novel, Rebel English Academy
The novel may, however, fail to satisfy admirers of his tangy irreverence
Kanmani and Co.: A joyous celebration of friendship
In Maaripuram, a spirited group of friends navigate school, surprises, and small-town adventures together
Review | Ali Smith pairs imagination with urgency in her politically charged new novel, Glyph
Pay attention to the history you are making in the present, Smith suggests, or it will return to haunt you
Another industry hit by global war The US-Israel-Iran conflict is now disrupting raw material supply and impacting Indias 8,000-crore condom manufacturing industry.
Looking into the continuing costs of Indias COVID-19 policy
Six years since the COVID-19 pandemic, the question that three books collectively pose is not whether Indias response succeeded or failed; the evidence on that is substantial. It is whether those who bear the costs of policy failure have been taken seriously enough
French witch, sworn virgin make International Booker shortlist
Indian-origin Canadian-American writer Padma Viswanathan has been shortlisted for her English translation of Brazilian author Ana Paula Maias novel On Earth As It Is Beneath
From memory to archive, womens writing creates new ways to narrate the past
Using literature, memoir, and ethnography, womens stories challenge male-dominated narratives; they reclaim history by turning personal memory into a powerful record of lived experience and structural inequality
Joining the dots in Jamshedpur | A Parsi family archive turns into Sparseeing
Two Alkazi Photobook Grant winners, Joyona Medhi and Abhishek Basu, explore a new expression of the family archive
Pulitzer-winning author Tracy Kidder, who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80
Kidder's longtime publisher Random House confirmed his death in a statement on March 25
R. Parthasarathys best-known work is the 1977 book-length poem Rough Passage
Life in the Himalaya | Review of Anuradha Roys Called by the Hills
Roy writes with affection, not sentimentality, about her house, garden and the mountains
Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training
Our models empower innovation, and are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use, an OpenAI spokesperson said
S. Tamilselvan wins Sahitya Akademi award for literary criticism
Mr. Tamilselvan said there had been an attempt to destroy the autonomy of the Sahitya Akademi and that the announcement of the prize had been delayed by three months
Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2025 announced
Eight books of poetry, four novels, six books of short stories, two essays, one literary criticism, one autobiography and two memoirs have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025
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
Ink beyondscripture: The revival of Arabic calligraphy in South India
Steered by women and social media, Arabic calligraphy is seeing a resurgence in South India as an art form, beyond religious texts like the Quran
Priya Purushothamans The Call of Music captures the varied paths of eight musicians who shaped her musical worldview.
Why you should not fear snakes: Rom and Zai Whitaker on understanding the fascinating creatures
Zai and Rom Whitakers latest book for young readers, The Book of Indian Snakes, tackles common misconceptions surrounding snakes, highlighting their utility to humans
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
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
2026 Womens Prize for Fiction longlist examines the messy business of being human
Indian author Megha Majumdar is among the nominees for the 30,000 prize with her book A Guardian and a Thief
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
Mark Tullys India stories, talking to George Saunders, Anthony Hopkins memoir and more
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
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
