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Mary, quite contrary | A review of Arundhati Roys memoir

The bookis as much a study of Indian society as it is an unravelling of the tangled web of a mother-daughter relationship between two brilliant women

13 Sep 2025 4:16 pm
Review of Ravi K. Mishras Demography, Representation, Delimitation

Are southern States justified in saying they are being penalised for successful population control? A new book joins the delimitation debate

12 Sep 2025 6:30 am
A river runs through it all | Review of Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal

In giving a potted history of various issues, the narrative in this ambitious debut novel ends up feeling distant

12 Sep 2025 6:15 am
Jerry Pinto reviews International Booker-winner Daisy Rockwells novel Alice Sees Ghosts

Rockwell makes a bold literary decision in her new book, a gripping family saga straddling continents

12 Sep 2025 6:05 am
Up and away | Review of Sanjaya Barus Secession of the Successful

Baru on why so many Indians are investing in the destiny of other nations instead of their own

12 Sep 2025 6:00 am
Bengaluru chronicles | Review of Water Days by Sundar Sarukkai

Sundar Sarukkais new novel is a loud affirmation that a city has its own language

12 Sep 2025 6:00 am
Trisha Sakhlecha on The Inheritance: I wanted to flip the narrative

Diplomat and writer Trisha Sakhlecha talks about her third novel, The Inheritance, where a rich Indian family reunion on an island goes horribly wrong

11 Sep 2025 7:01 pm
Storied rivalry | Review of Gideon Haighs Indian Summers

Haigh on what makes India and Australia matchups special

11 Sep 2025 12:56 pm
Wood wide web: trees have their own network to preserve life

What is a tree? When were trees born? Three books urge readers to think of trees not as passive, aesthetic entities but as key shapers of the environment. Trees are rain-makers above ground and redistributors of water underground, among other contributions

11 Sep 2025 8:30 am
On World Suicide Prevention Day, a wake-up call on mental health

A new book, Homecoming, compiles lived experiences of 11 women, with emphasis on care and healing

10 Sep 2025 6:47 pm
Marisa Abela: It felt like we were in Jane Austens world

Marisa Abela, who plays Elizabeth Bennett in the Audible production of Pride and Prejudice, talks about the joys and challenges of playing one of English literatures most iconic protagonists

9 Sep 2025 5:52 pm
Seething poetic anger | Review of Kiriti Senguptas Selected Poems

The poets newest collection is best coded by a rebel, anti-establishment tone and intolerance with social inequity

6 Sep 2025 5:15 pm
Kashmirs 360 degree view from top: Lake by lake, meadow by meadow

Over 50 high altitude lakes, many rarely-travelled, are now depicted pictorially in Mahmood A Shahs coffee table book Valleys of Jammu & Kashmir

5 Sep 2025 2:33 pm
Review of Society Girl by Saba Imtiaz, Tooba Masood-Khan

Two writers use an unsolved murder case to explore various aspects of 1970s Pakistani society

5 Sep 2025 6:15 am
Hear me out,sakhi | Review of K. Srilatas Footnotes to the Mahabharata

This book of poems on five women from theMahabharatais raw, powerful, and delicate all at once

5 Sep 2025 6:15 am
Unforgiving memories | Review of poetry anthology Sing, Slivered Tongue

This collection of 68 poems reflects on womanhood in a patriarchal society, with trauma as the focal point

5 Sep 2025 6:10 am
Review of Arundhathi Subramaniams The Gallery of Upside Down Women

The poet builds lyrical communion with her spiritual foremothers, mystic rebels and wandering poets in contemporary verse

5 Sep 2025 6:05 am
Review of Rafael Nadal biography The Warrior by Christopher Clarey

A biography of tennis great Rafael Nadal is also a history of the French Open, red earth and all

5 Sep 2025 6:00 am
Beyond Ram Rahim | Review of Deras by Santosh K. Singh

Understanding the unique belief system of the Deras, an offshoot of older religious traditions

4 Sep 2025 6:06 pm
Paro Anand and Priya Kuriyans latest childrens book spotlights the Pardhi community in a unique format

Alternating between text and illustrated panels, Paro Anand and Priya Kuriyans book A Girl, a Tiger and a Very Strange Story, is a tale of friendship, injustice, and the wild

4 Sep 2025 2:13 pm
Amish Tripathi launches his new book, The Chola Tigers: The Revenge of Somnath in Chennai

Did you know the Cholas had a women regiment in their army? Author Amish Tripathis new book The Chola Tigers: The Revenge of Somnath, explores their grandeur, highlighting the bravery and sacrifice of past warriors

4 Sep 2025 9:56 am
A 100 years of the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu

Social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, through the launch of Tamil weekly Kudi Arasu (Republic), paved way for the formal beginning of the Self-Respect Movement

3 Sep 2025 12:57 pm
Why singles are choosing book clubs over dating apps

Reading clubs and offline hobby circles are becoming the new places to meet potential partners

29 Aug 2025 4:05 pm
Review of The Remnants of Rebellion by Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew

A debut novel that paints a picture of verdant Kerala while also highlighting its dark chapters of communal and caste violence

29 Aug 2025 7:00 am
Mystery andmayhem | Review of Chhimi Tenduf-las A Hiding to Nothing

Theres potential in the chaos that the author brings to his new novel, but a case of too many cooks spoils this thriller

29 Aug 2025 6:05 am
Column | War, witches and wildlife

A diverse selection of popular fiction, frommysteries to historical fiction

29 Aug 2025 6:00 am
In Delhi, Arundhati Roy gives friends and family a peek into her memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me

At a private gathering, Roy read excerpts from her book and spoke about why she did not want The God of Small Things to be made into a movie

28 Aug 2025 2:28 pm
I just want to be. Let me be, says Arundhati Roy

Arundhati memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me is a window into her mother world, as well as her own

28 Aug 2025 6:00 am
Let civil society breathe: two voices on contemporary challenges

Parliamentarian and academic Manoj Kumar Jha pushes for constructive and inclusive politics in his book of essays; another veteran, former MP Shahid Siddiqui, takes a walk down memory lane to give a ringside view of Indian politics from Rajiv Gandhi to Modi

26 Aug 2025 8:30 am
Watch: In conversation with author R.F. Kuang

R.F. Kuang on why she chose to set her new novel, Katabasis, in hell

23 Aug 2025 8:07 pm
Only the rich can be austere, says Manu Joseph

The author talks about why there is peace between the classes despite glaring inequality in his new book Why The Poor Dont Kill Us: The Psychology of Indians

23 Aug 2025 6:00 am
New book on judicial impeachment revisits corruption controversy around former Calcutta HC judge Soumitra Sen

The book was launched in Kolkata last week, at a time when Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court faces the possibility of impeachment after the recovery of wads of cash from his official residence

22 Aug 2025 6:48 am
Life of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay on NIF Prize longlist

Ten books which deepen our understanding of Indias recent past and present

22 Aug 2025 6:30 am
Interview | R.F. Kuang on why she chose to set her new novel, Katabasis, in hell

The Yellowface authors new book presents a scathing critique of academia, and also has Lord Yama in it

22 Aug 2025 6:00 am
Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru

Good To Go, a death literacy festival, aims at asking difficult questions and helping one navigate trying circumstances with a modicum of ease

21 Aug 2025 11:47 am
The Derozio effect: a brief, disruptive moment in 19th century colonial Calcutta

Young Bengal, a group of radical reformers were followers of Henry Derozio at the Hindu College. Though shortlived, their idea of India was inclusive, tolerant, eclectic, like that of Gandhi, Nehru and so many others

20 Aug 2025 8:30 am
Time travel withcomics | Review of graphic anthology Longform 2025

With striking artwork and imaginative storytelling, Longform 2025puts together a snapshot of the past, present and future

16 Aug 2025 7:08 am
A gilded past | Review of Fortune Seekers by Raman Mahadevan

Raman Mahadevan provides an invaluable dossier of a South Indian community that still remains uniquely different

15 Aug 2025 6:45 am
Review of The Nehru Years by Swapna Kona Nayudu

A new book explores what set Nehrus non-alignment stance apart and how it still informs Indias foreign policy

15 Aug 2025 6:00 am
Kashmir book ban: Why is authority scared of the printed word?

TheJ&K government has banned 25 books, including works of A.G. Noorani and Arundhati Roy

14 Aug 2025 4:26 pm
One life, many lifetimes | Review of The Buddhas Path to Awakening

A new translated volume on the ancientJatakasintroduces stories of the Buddha to new audiences

14 Aug 2025 2:33 pm
Namaste Gang, an online initiative for childrens books in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada

Visali Kopparthy and Shilpa Kowturus efforts to source Telugu books for their children led them to launch a platform that now caters to more than 5,000 families

14 Aug 2025 11:47 am
Military biographies: a matter of heroes and overlapping history

Three narratives collectively depict how the Indian armed forces have evolved since Independence to the 1990s. By exploring the paths of General Thimayya, Lt. Gen. Rostum Nanavatty and Air Chief Marshal Idris Latif, the biographies seek to capture their influence on the nations history

14 Aug 2025 8:30 am
Down Under is a childrens book that explores themes of Nature and post-industrial landscapes

A project by Milan-based design studio Formafantasma, Down Under blends science, Nature, and storytelling in an accessible way

13 Aug 2025 4:58 pm
Save rivers, pleads Robert Macfarlane

In his new book, the environmentalist roots for rivers in crisis, including the Adyar in Chennai

11 Aug 2025 4:04 pm
Looking through glass | Review of Meet The Savarnas by Ravikant Kisana

Ravikant Kisana combines memoir, social observation, ethnographic insights and cultural exposition to hold a mirror to savarna supremacy

8 Aug 2025 7:30 am
Isabel Allendesfeminist manifesto continues in new book, My Name is Emilia del Valle

Set during the 1891 Chilean Civil War, this story is told through the eyes of a brave heroine who is way ahead of her time

8 Aug 2025 7:26 am
Dubai in metafiction | Review of The House of Girls by Sonia Rafeek

A novel within a novel set in the Gold Souk area of the 1950s, where fiction and reality blur

8 Aug 2025 7:13 am
Forgotten voices | Review of The Lost Heer by Harleen Singh

Harleen Singh situates stories of the women of Punjab within the larger frame of the subcontinents history

8 Aug 2025 7:00 am