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Book Review | Reverse-Engineered ‘State-of-the-Nation’ Stories

Book Review | Reverse-Engineered ‘State-of-the-Nation’ Stories

This is not Anita Nair at her best, unfortunately. The stories are not tight, there’s a lot of meandering, which can...

7 Feb 2026 12:01 PM IST

Book Review | Rolling Vista of ‘Real India’

Book Review | Rolling Vista of ‘Real India’

The Social Life of Indian Trains is a slim volume — more like an expanded essay than a fully-fledged, book-length work

7 Feb 2026 11:59 AM IST

Book Review | Lifestyle Journalism Becomes Political

Book Review | Lifestyle Journalism Becomes Political

Vasudev is not trying to write a polemic or a theory-heavy intervention. The politics of the book emerges through...

7 Feb 2026 11:56 AM IST

Deepa Anappara: I Reconstruct Marginalised Voices Through My Fiction

Deepa Anappara: I Reconstruct Marginalised Voices Through My Fiction

The winner of the 2021 Edgar Award for Best Novel for her debut work on colonialism, comedians and the role of research...

7 Feb 2026 10:56 AM IST

I Don’t have a Social Media Presence: Satoshi Yagisawa

I Don’t have a Social Media Presence: Satoshi Yagisawa

The celebrated Japanese author of the award-winning Days at the Morisaki Bookshop spoke to this writer at KLF 2026 in a...

31 Jan 2026 1:16 PM IST

Book Review | The Charisma of Narayana Guru

Book Review | The Charisma of Narayana Guru

It was a fact that Narayana Guru was from Ezhava community, which was low in the hierarchical system dominated by the...

24 Jan 2026 1:09 PM IST

Book Review | What It Takes To be an Imperfect Musician

Book Review | What It Takes To be an Imperfect Musician

The book starts with Baba reminiscing about his early days, how he ran away from home to learn music, in Kolkata, his...

24 Jan 2026 1:08 PM IST

Book Review | Great Nicobar: A Perfect Storm in the Making

Book Review | Great Nicobar: A Perfect Storm in the Making

Great Nicobar is near maritime routes like the Strait of Malacca, making it attractive for port and logistic...

24 Jan 2026 1:06 PM IST

Book Review | Comedian’s Memoir Lives up to Its Promise

Book Review | Comedian’s Memoir Lives up to Its Promise

In The Outsider, Vir Das reflects on how, his entire life, he’s never actually fitted in anywhere

17 Jan 2026 12:59 PM IST

Book Review | Of Lies, Deceit and Hollow Men

Book Review | Of Lies, Deceit and Hollow Men

Farooqui paints a detailed picture of days that have left indelible marks on our culture and society

17 Jan 2026 12:57 PM IST

Jaipur Literature Festival 2026: Where Litterateurs Unite

Jaipur Literature Festival 2026: Where Litterateurs Unite

With a remarkable scale of over 300 sessions and more than 500 speakers from 25+ countries, this year’s edition too was...

17 Jan 2026 12:56 PM IST

Book Review | The True Desperation of Odisha’s Dalit Lives

Book Review | The True Desperation of Odisha’s Dalit Lives

All in all, it’s a disturbing, provocative read, but the translation lets the story down occasionally

10 Jan 2026 1:32 PM IST