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Sita goes from a passive, unimaginative spectator to a scholarly single mother in Anamikas recasting of the Ramayana
The latest in this murder mystery series featuring a former police officer and a retired Ambassador is an entertaining read
Jerry Maguires director has lived an unbelievable life, and he shares his wide-eyed wonder with readers in his new memoir
A complex satire of corporate greed and moral culpability, Vigil is the authors first novel in nearly a decade
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
We learnt about the main events in our history books. But Indias freedom movement also unfolded among the outlaws of Gujarat, widows smuggling pistols, and revolutionaries in Tokyo. This is the story of how those overlooked fragments were found and brought together in a book
Technology trouble is a light term that can be used to describe the idea of this subgenre!
Shobhaa De questioned Indias enduring discomfort with intimacy, urging a shift from silence and instruction to dialogue and agency
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
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
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
The book brings together her field adventures, scientific insight, and childhood memories to show how insects shape our ecosystems
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
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
The latest in the much-loved picture books series by Ashok Rajagopalan is about the gentle elephants sleep troubles
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
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
In her latest book published by Penguin, Vaishali Shroff uncovers the ecology, history and forgotten human tales that flow beneath Indias mighty rivers. The author will be in Visakhapatnam for the Vizag Junior Lit Fest
Bhutanese author on her memoir, and the role of Bhutans monarchy in its modernisation
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
Where science has failed to effectively communicate consciousness and the bridge between brain and mind, authors have managed it flawlessly
Diplomat-poet Abhay K. launches a singable English version of the Hanuman Chalisa, blending poetic rhythm with devotional spirit.
Jilly Coopers book Rivals found a new generation of fans when it was made into a series for Disney+ in 2024

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