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Narendra Modi's letters to 'Mother India' to come out as a book in June
Modi had developed a habit of writing a letter to ‘Jagat Janani’ every night before going to bed, as per the publisher.
30 May 2020 10:41 PM
Pictorial 'Coronavirus: A Book for Children' provides key info on Covid19
The book attempts to answer questions like what is coronavirus, how one catches it, is there a cure and what is going to happen next
30 May 2020 7:15 PM
Polyphony: The call of Bengal, the idea of Bengal
Four very different books that are equally engaging for the stories they tell and how they choose to tell them
27 Mar 2020 5:04 PM
‘No feeling is final’ in this string of 12 gripping war stories
In these stories you come face to face with post-traumatic disorders: disorientation, hallucination and relentless insomnia
22 Mar 2020 8:47 PM
'My award will help regional writing’
Malayalam author Benyamin's new novel is set in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in an unnamed Middle Eastern city
22 Mar 2020 11:12 AM
Mumbai cop’s memoir exonerates him
Let Me Say It Now is a monumental memoir from the former Mumbai top cop
22 Mar 2020 6:44 AM
Once lured by Canadian dream, a ‘good wife’ grows up
As the personal journey of author Samra Zafar shows, 'real women' decide their own purpose
15 Mar 2020 4:52 PM
The immigrant’s eternal question: Do good or do well?
Arvind Adiga’s novel feels pertinent and timely in a moment when the immigrant experience has become the story of our time
15 Mar 2020 3:36 PM
Francesc Miralles: Your ikigai may change over time, but having a purpose is key
Books on emotional intelligence like ‘Ikigai’ promote the idea that we don’t need to be monks to live a harmonious life
15 Mar 2020 2:45 PM
Being a wannabe, being a writer, being a bit or a lot of both
Namita Gokhale writes this novel with a gaze that is remarkably dispassionate, throwing open a literary cocoon to artful scrutiny
15 Mar 2020 2:14 PM
Manoranjan Byapari: ‘I haven’t written my best story yet'
A conversation with a working class hero and a man of many adventures
14 Mar 2020 11:14 PM
Shreya Sen-Handley becomes the first Indian woman to write opera
Through six stories written by writers from diverse backgrounds, the Welsh National Opera explores the highs and lows of migration
11 Mar 2020 7:59 PM
Tesu Calcutta spills its secrets in racy birth mystery
This starts as a fascinating story and turns farcical and loses its warmth, but never its fun—the characters are delightful
09 Mar 2020 5:41 PM
Pidgin and all goth, Djinn goes where others daren’t
Deepa Annapara has tried to do something extremely difficult: write a story for grown-ups in the voice of a child.
09 Mar 2020 5:07 PM
A blast from the past can bring people together
It later transpired that he had attended the same school though in a different section of the same class.
06 Mar 2020 2:53 AM
A manifesto for Gandhi’s ‘science’ to change world
It was a chance meeting with the author that led to discovering her latest work, The Science of Peace.
06 Mar 2020 2:50 AM
Mixing myth and fiction
Hyderabad-based Jatin Gupta explores an enthralling tale of mythology and fantasy in his debut fiction, Kali Yuga: The Ascension.
05 Mar 2020 1:14 AM
Poetic celebration
Poet Ajeesh Venogoplan explores love, life and death in his wonderful book of poems.
05 Mar 2020 1:10 AM
Student of Nature
Sonika Shandilya, the only Hyderabad-based author whose romantic novels are available across India, has released her new book.
26 Feb 2020 1:15 AM
Women’s world
The world is different for women, especially in a country like India.
26 Feb 2020 1:13 AM
Columns
Analysis reveals Prime Minister Modi's diminishing impact as opposition highlights governance failures and divisive tactics.
Senior IPS Officer Y. Puran Kumar Raises Eyebrows with Complaint of Car Discrimination Amid Lok Sabha Elections
Modi's "Guarantee 2024" vs Congress' "Nyay Patra" - A Clash of Narratives
Exploring the historical context and implications of the term "Hindu Rashtra" in light of constitutional and legal frameworks.