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When legal doctrine meets absurdity, comedy, and courtroom theatrics

Comic undercurrents, institutional peculiarities, and unforgettable characters lie hidden beneath the solemnity of courts and the legal profession; through judicial excess, courtroom spectacle, ghosts, and AI hallucinations, the stories reveal the human side of the administration of justice

30 May 2026 6:52 pm
Om Birla releases 89 'historical' volumes of Central Legislative Assembly proceedings

Om Birla remarked that this historical document will inspire all individuals who believe in democracy, as well as public representatives throughout the country

28 May 2026 5:48 pm
Review | Yann Martels Son of Nobody reimagines marriage through the Trojan War myth

Martels ambitious conceit doesnt fully deliver though, as the parallels between war and domesticity often feel contrived

28 May 2026 12:59 pm
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

20 May 2026 9:39 am
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

15 May 2026 3:45 pm
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

10 May 2026 9:27 am
The Humayun Nama: Reading Gulbadan Begum, the only Mughal royal woman to have written about the dynasty

Gulbadan Begum was Bbars daughter; she was asked by her nephew Akbar to write her memories of the reigns early years

17 Apr 2026 4:49 pm
Jerry Pintos tribute to R. Parthasarathy and how this poets influential voice receded from literary memory

R. Parthasarathys best-known work is the 1977 book-length poem Rough Passage

24 Mar 2026 9:29 am
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Daily Quiz: on John Steinbeck who has been called a giant of American letter

American writer John Steinbeckwas born on February 27, 1902. Here is a quiz on the author who has been called a giant of American letters

7 Mar 2026 10:25 am
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Noted Bengali author Sankar dies at 93

Mani Sankar Mukhopadhays novel Chowringee captured the complexities of urban life and society

3 Mar 2026 12:21 pm
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.

12 Feb 2026 10:35 pm
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

6 Feb 2026 12:50 pm
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

30 Jan 2026 10:31 am