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The Hindu Lit for Life| Nirmala Lakshman on a journey of discovery while working on The TamilsA Portrait of a Community

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

17 Jan 2025 4:42 pm
The Hindu Lit for Life | Mukund Padmanabhan on the exodus of Madras in 1942, and attempting to learn discipline

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

17 Jan 2025 4:38 pm
The Hindu Lit for Life | Build self-worth and inner strength in children at the Tree of Confidence workshop

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

10 Jan 2025 4:31 pm
Books, writers have been guiding light in times of defeat: Pawan Kalyan

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

3 Jan 2025 4:44 am
Golden age of the celebrity memoir

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

27 Dec 2024 4:40 pm
Brain rot, manifest, delulu, and more: Top 10 words of the year 2024

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

16 Dec 2024 4:27 pm
Beyond Goodreads: alternative book review platforms to track

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

3 Dec 2024 9:44 am
Aaram Arvindaswamy movie review: Aniissh Tejeshwar, Milana Nagaraj shine in this dull, forgettable comedy drama

Barring some endearing moments, Aaram Arvindaswamy wastes the potential of actors Aniish Tejeshwar and Milana Nagaraj as the film suffers from outdated ideas

23 Nov 2024 11:57 am
Review of Vinod Kumar Shuklas Treasurer of Piggy Banks, translated by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

A new anthology presents the eminent poetswhimsical writings thatleave the reader both bemused and baffled

1 Nov 2024 9:30 am
A whole newSylvia Plath | Interview with Peter K. Steinberg, editor of The Collected Prose of SylviaPlath

The prose anthology aims to transform the narrative around the late poet-authors life and work

25 Oct 2024 9:45 am
Love in the shadow of the Holocaust | Review of 2024 Booker Prize-shortlisted The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

This debut novel about a post-Nazi occupation society tells a rare story of the traumas of World War II

25 Oct 2024 9:30 am
Water remembers | Review of Elif Shafaks There are Rivers in the Sky

The expertly researched tale that movesbetween the mighty rivers of ancient Mesopotamia, London and Turkey might just be Shafaks best story yet

18 Oct 2024 9:41 am
Review of Ten Indian Classics by the Murty Classical Library of India

This anthology of great literary works of India, spanning 2,500 years, celebrates both the ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir and TulsidasRamayana

18 Oct 2024 9:30 am
A life of images | Review of Booker Prize-shortlisted Held by Anne Michaels

There are several ghosts in the novel and we can sense them even if the characters cannot

27 Sep 2024 9:30 am