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Cover photo of Another Sort of Freedom: A Memoir by Gurcharan Das. (Image by Arrangement)

Book Review | A memoir, journal or laundry list? Or man gargling in...

This is the kind of memoir that leaves nothing out.

18 Nov 2023 11:23 PM IST

Cover photo Sisters under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris. (Image by Arrangement)

Book Review | Women in WW2 prison camp stick by one another

The novel is based on a true story.

18 Nov 2023 11:20 PM IST

Cover photo of Western Lane by Chetna Maroo. (Image by Arrangement)

Book Review | Brilliant debut on precocious girl consumed by squash

The characters emerge clearly as the story progresses.

18 Nov 2023 11:17 PM IST

Cover photo of The Taliban and I. (Image by Arrangement)

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 IST

Perumal Murugan. (Image by Arrangement)

Perumal Murugan's Firebird wins JCB Literature Prize!

Firebird is published by Penguin India Hamish Hamilton.

18 Nov 2023 11:12 PM IST

After Messiah By Aakar Patel. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Frothy at first, messy mix of non-fiction and fiction...

Who then will win this battle?

12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Conversations with Aurangzeb By Charu Nivedita. (Image: DC)

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 IST

Court on Trial By Aparna Chandra, Sital Kalantry and William H.J. Hubbard. (Image: DC)

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 IST

Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes from Muslim South Asia. (Image: DC)

Book Review | A post-colonial Karachi kitchen's lingering scents and...

Edited by Siobhan Lambert-Hurley and Tarana Husain Khan

12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

The JCB Prize for Literature shortlist (Left to right) Tejaswini-Apte-Rahm, Manoj Rupda, Perumal Murugan, Manoranjan Byapari, Vikramjit Ram, V. Ramaswamy, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar. (Image by Arrangement)

Three translations, two debuts on JCB shortlist

The winner is set to be announced on November 18.

26 Oct 2023 10:00 PM IST

The Great Indian Cricket Circus. (Image: DC)

Off-the-field gamechangers that defined Indian cricket

Indian cricket of the 1930s was mostly dominated by pace

22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

The Last Devil to Die. (Image: DC)

Four 80-year-old friends solve cases for a lark

Film rights have been bought by Steven Spielberg

22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST