On April 3, the death anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who passed away at 50 in 1680, a lookback through books, charters and memoirs to understand what made the king a transformative force in a feudal age

Flavours Without Borders looks at 20 ingredients including such askidney beans, beetroot, and milk; and how migration has shaped them

Womens History Month, observed every March, celebrates the contributions of pioneering writers. Looking back at the books of authors such as Toni Morrison, Bell Hooks, Maya Angelou, and Betty Friedan, who have challenged societal norms and continue to shape conversations on equality

This debut novel tells the story of three generations of Iranian women, existing between America and Iran

Last years Nobel laureate looks back at the Jeju Island massacre of 1948 inher new novel, an act of resistance against forgetting

In this sequel to his debut novel, Bagchi dissects every character and their motives through carefully crafted memory-excursions

An editor and graphic designer delivers her unique spin on the Bard of Bengals verses and Bashos haikus

In 2024, the French-Algerian writer won Frances top literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, for his novel Houris, centred on Algerias civil war between the government and Islamists in the 1990s

Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson, The Hindu Group speaks about her latest book, The Tamils: A Portrait Of A Community, and gaining insights from ordinary people and simple relationships through the process

Author and former editor of The Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan on a Japanese non-invasion in 1942 that led to Madras empty streets and grotesque shooting of zoo animals at the Madras Zoo

Join Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan as she helps children grow their self-belief and confidence, one tree at a time

Recalling a few writings that stayed with him since his childhood, Mr. Kalyan pointed out how he could relate to the struggles of the protagonist in the Kesava Reddys Athadu Adavini Jayinchadu and understand the travails of the people in Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyays Vanavasi

Behind every star is a horrific story, and behind them is a publisher waiting with a cheque book

Most of these dictionaries shortlist the words to reflect the moods and conversations that have helped shape the past year

Following last years review bombing controversies at Goodreads, 2024 has seen a fresh wave of book trackers