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Book Review | Brilliant debut on precocious girl consumed by squash
The characters emerge clearly as the story progresses.
18 Nov 2023 11:17 PM
Book Excerpt | An Indian woman’s first encounter with the Taliban
Exceprt of 'The Taliban and I' by Sushmita Bandyopadhyay.
18 Nov 2023 11:15 PM
Perumal Murugan’s Firebird wins JCB Literature Prize!
Firebird is published by Penguin India Hamish Hamilton.
18 Nov 2023 11:12 PM
Book Review | Frothy at first, messy mix of non-fiction and fiction later on
Who then will win this battle?
12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM
Book Review | Aurangzeb’s riotous commentary of our times
You read it because you’re bored and need amusement
12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM
Book Review | Insufficient evidence to call top court a people’s forum
Is the Supreme Court a “people’s court”
12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM
Book Review | A post-colonial Karachi kitchen’s lingering scents and memories
Edited by Siobhan Lambert-Hurley and Tarana Husain Khan
12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM
Three translations, two debuts on JCB shortlist
The winner is set to be announced on November 18.
26 Oct 2023 10:00 PM
Off-the-field gamechangers that defined Indian cricket
Indian cricket of the 1930s was mostly dominated by pace
22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
Four 80-year-old friends solve cases for a lark
Film rights have been bought by Steven Spielberg
22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
A Jamaican survivor chronicles Americana
People who burn themselves up in pursuit of survival — rarely survive anyone or anything
22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
Identities that cannot be erased from individuals and communities
Telangana Telugu is the one which is not Sanskritised, and even though it is looked down upon
22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
Book Review | Climate Change is Upon Us All, But Can Seaweed Save the Planet?
This is in equal measures a book that is intriguing, engaging and infuriating
15 Oct 2023 2:42 AM
Book Review | A Wounded Woman Speaks, a Bit too Artlessly
In her memoir Kundu employs a poetic monologue to bust the prison of her memories where she had been held hostage for long
15 Oct 2023 2:36 AM
Book Review | Irish Dystopia and a Mother's Survival Fight
It is a serious work of fiction written in a style which demands the reader’s focus
15 Oct 2023 2:34 AM
How the PM, PMO Decide on Finance Ministry Affairs
As a bureaucrat, Subhash Chandra Garg adopts the view of the government
15 Oct 2023 2:29 AM
Provocative analysis inspires fresh look at Sino-US power strife
The writer underplays China’s aggressiveness in South and East China Seas and across Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China
08 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
Book Excerpt: In his own words: How Gandhi stayed true to his ahimsa ideal
IF FOUR SCORE IS IMPERTINENCE, FIVE SCORE WILL BE INTOLERABLE
08 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
Is anonymity extinct? What about privacy
Duplicate software have come out in the wake of Clearview which is still highly controversial
08 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
Cozy murder mystery begs for a sequel
A person in great need of a psychologist herself, and a most irritating individual to boot
08 Oct 2023 12:00 AM
Columns
Bollywood extravaganza and political uncertainty share themes of vanity, power and unexpected outcomes
As the world watches elections in the US, UK, & India, the outcomes remain unpredictable, marked by defections & geopolitical tensions
The Iranian port of Chabahar, crucial for Indo-Iranian trade & regional connectivity, is up for major upgrades under a new 10-year agreement
Home Ministry seeks input to modernize pre-Independence laws, Official Secrets Act and Explosive Substances Act, amid electoral backdrop