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]Review: The Bride by Harimohan Jha, translated by Lalit Kumar
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:01 PM IST
The first translation of this classic Maithili novel about a child marriage provides an insight into the culture of Mithila in the colonial period
Neha Kirpal
Interview : Deepti Naval - “I always knew I wanted to write about my childhood”
The actor talks about visiting her home town, Amritsar, meeting long lost relatives and about her memoir A Country Called Childhood
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 08:38 PM IST
Review: I Went to See My Father by Kyung-Sook Shin
Hon returns to her village to care for her father, discovering secrets and unacknowledged grief in her family. The novel delves into generational trauma and South Korea's history. The writing is emotional, with insights into each character's consciousness. The father-daughter relationship is endearing but also reflects the intensity of familial relationships. Kyung-Sook Shin's evocative style and Anton Hur's translation make the book likely to have an impact on world literature.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 02:45 PM IST
Rahul Singh
Essay: Following the white squirrel
The appearance of a squirrel sets off a meditation on our feelings for the creatures that provide hours of entertainment in gardens
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:03 PM IST
Prerna Jain
Hay Festival - Every booklover’s dream destination
The small town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales, UK, is buzzing as it hosts the 36th edition of Hay Festival, one of the world’s top literary events
Updated on May 30, 2023 06:59 PM IST
Teja Lele
“Food doesn’t have to be Instagrammable, because hunger isn’t Instagrammable”
Kunal Ray and Sumana Roy of On Eating explain how the seemingly ordinary turns out to be wondrous, and also announce their Hindi-language anthology
Updated on May 29, 2023 07:47 PM IST
Suhit Bombaywala
Book Box: A Delhi Bookstore Crawl
Three favourite Delhi bookstores to visit. Plus a bookish chat with Shobha Sengupta, bookstore and art gallery owner.
Published on May 27, 2023 08:03 PM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a volume that tries to understand India through its food culture, another that tells the story of a common man who fought the system and pulled off a great victory, and a book that shows you how to appreciate the origins of yoga
Updated on May 26, 2023 07:44 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Daniel Hahn, translator - “Awards are a statement of what we value”
The winner of the Ottaway Award on the importance of children’s literature, his process of translation, and his project with the University of Chicago to translate South Asian literature
Updated on May 30, 2023 09:56 AM IST
Kunal Ray
Review: In Your Blood I Run by Sonia Bhatnagar
Of dirty stories and corpses in the bushes – a tale of adultery, murder, and scandal set in 1930s India
Updated on May 26, 2023 07:46 PM IST
Lamat R Hasan
Review: The Broken Rainbow by Ruth Vanita
Ruth Vanita seamlessly combines lyric feeling and the historical archive in her new poetry collection
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:51 PM IST
Akhil Katyal
Review: Banaras Talkies by Satya Vyas
Banaras Talkies, a fast-paced novel about law undergraduates in a university hostel, captures the humor, camaraderie, and challenges of student life.
Updated on May 26, 2023 04:52 PM IST
Sudhirendar Sharma
Essay: Judging a book by its cover
A look at all the aesthetic and marketing insights that contribute to contemporary book cover design in India
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 05:53 PM IST
Pooja Bhula
Review: Grabber by Jehan Zachary and Nirmal Pulickal
An adventure-horror story set in British India that features monsters, myths and an unlikely friendship
Updated on May 25, 2023 04:57 PM IST
Percy Bharucha
Interview: Jacinta Kerketta - “I hope to read fewer books, and read more into hu
Jacinta Kerketta, a writer of Kurukhar Adivasi origin, is a powerful poet and journalist who advocates for the environment, women's issues and Adivasi rights.
Updated on May 24, 2023 09:01 PM IST
Nidhi Dugar Kundalia
Interview: Suparn Verma - “Every Friday presses a reset button in your life”
On his journey in the Hindi film industry and writing for successful shows such as The Family Man Season 2
Updated on May 23, 2023 09:24 PM IST
Mihir Chitre
Essay: On the Diamond Sutra
In this, the 1,155th anniversary month of the world’s earliest dated, printed book, a look at what the sutra imparts about life and the nature of reality
Updated on May 22, 2023 07:28 PM IST
Suhit Bombaywala
Book Box: A Weekend of Crime
Crime thrillers for your summer reading list. Plus a conversation with author Nilanjana Roy.
Published on May 20, 2023 03:31 PM IST
Review: Urdu Adab’s special issue called Shahjahanabad
The journal’s special issue is essential reading for those interested in the history of Delhi for academic, cultural and linguistic reasons
Updated on May 20, 2023 01:42 AM IST
Kaamil Ahmed, author, I Feel No Peace – “The future for Rohingya children seems bleak”
Some 700,000 Rohingya people were displaced from their homes following Mayanmar’s military operation in August 2017. Now, they live an uncertain life in refugee camps. Kaamil Ahmed explores the disrupted lives of Rohingya refugees
Updated on May 20, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Majid Maqbool
Report: Sikkim Arts and Literature Festival 2023
The first edition of SALF focussed on a range of subjects including climate change, wildlife conservation and biodiversity, crime fiction and mental health
Updated on May 20, 2023 12:29 AM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book that looks at how Ambedkar drew from John Dewey’s pragmatism to develop his own approach to challenges in India, one on Subhas Chandra Bose’s closest associate, and a collection of essays on being Tibetan
Updated on May 19, 2023 09:14 PM IST
HT Team
Interview | Ruskin Bond: “It is satisfying to write for children”
On his 89th birthday, the author talks about reading, writing and the unexpected pleasures of growing old
Updated on May 19, 2023 08:42 PM IST
Majid Maqbool
Review: Coorg; Stories and Essays by CP Belliappa
A collection of pieces on the history and personalities that shaped the beautiful coffee-growing province of Kodagu
Updated on May 18, 2023 07:48 PM IST
Neha Kirpal
Review: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, the Bulgarian author’s newest novel challenges the reader to think deeply about time and memory
Updated on May 18, 2023 06:14 PM IST
Hritik Verma
Interview: Maulik Pancholy, author, Nikhil Out Loud
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the actor-activist talks about his experience as an openly gay Indian-American boy
Updated on May 17, 2023 02:41 PM IST
Essay: The hidden agendas in the ‘I LOVE …’ sign
On how these signs sprouting everywhere from megacities to mountain towns are a metaphor for a new India
Updated on May 17, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Sumana Roy
Essay: On the animal instinct of mothering
While mothers of all species are protective, birds and animals are better than humans at setting their children free
Updated on May 15, 2023 08:45 PM IST
Prerna Jain
Book Box: Five Pulitzer Prizewinners For You
Two cleverly constructed Pulitzer prizewinners and three old favourites for you.
Updated on May 13, 2023 04:54 PM IST
Review: Ways of Being: Creative Non-Fiction by Pakistani Women edited by Sabyn Javeri
A collection of compelling essays that explores distinctive threads of the political and cultural fabric of Pakistan
Updated on May 13, 2023 12:38 PM IST
Saudamini Jain
