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Review: A Mirror Made of Rain by Naheed Phiroze Patel
Published on May 21, 2021 10:57 PM IST
In this debut novel, families, tied by wealth, opportunity, and secrets of indiscretion, operate as tribes
Review: Finding the Raga by Amit Chaudhuri
A meditation on singing, music making, listening, and mishearing, Amit Chaudhuri’s new book combines an exploration of music with memoir
Published on May 21, 2021 10:55 PM IST
Review: White as Milk and Rice by Nidhi Dugar Kundalia
An uncommon narrative about six tribes of India including the Halakkis, Kanjars, Kurumbas, Marias, Khasis and the Konyaks, this book constructs an uncommon narrative about their emotional conflict with changing reality
Updated on May 20, 2021 11:18 AM IST
Ruskin Bond: Every year on my birthday, I start a new book or a story
Author Ruskin Bond, is out with his new book, All Time Favourites for Children, as he turns 87. Not one to celebrate his birthday, unlike his fans, he says that everyday should be your birthday!
Updated on May 19, 2021 01:12 PM IST
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Naina AroraHappy birthday, Ruskin Bond: 30 quotes on love, life, happiness by iconic writer
Happy birthday, Ruskin Bond: As India’s most loved storyteller turns 87, here are 30 beautiful quotes by him on love, life, friendship and happiness which will convince you that there is still some beauty in the world despite all the conflicts and lives being lost
Updated on May 19, 2021 12:43 PM IST
Interview: Kripa Bhatia, artist and illustrator
The artist who is based in Mumbai has worked extensively on children’s books. Bombay Ducks, Bombay Docks (with Fleur D’Souza), a children’s book about the original inhabitants of Mumbai, which she illustrated, made it to this year’s Parag Honour List
Published on May 14, 2021 10:48 PM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s list of good reads includes a novel about Carnatic music and a family secret, a how-to book on exiting your business, and a memoir by a public intellectual and gifted playwright
Published on May 14, 2021 10:47 PM IST
Review: Stories I Must Tell by Kabir Bedi
Thoughtful, brave, full of insights about life, occasionally naïve, and utterly honest, Kabir Bedi’s memoir is unlike anything you would expect from a Bollywood personality. But then Bedi, who has worked in Hollywood and continues to be wildly famous in Italy, has always been different from the other stars of his generation
Published on May 14, 2021 10:45 PM IST
Review: Neither Settler nor Native by Mahmood Mamdani
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Published on May 14, 2021 10:42 PM IST
Obituary: Shamim Hanafi, Urdu scholar and critic
A renowned disciple of Firaq Gorakhpuri, Professor Hanafi, who wrote extensively on Ghalib, Iqbal, Meer, Manto, Qurratulain Haider, Meeraji, Intizar Hussain, Premchand, Firaq Gorakhpuri and Akhtarul Iman, put a premium on initiating a cordial collective dialogue through literature
Published on May 12, 2021 02:23 PM IST
Meghan Markle to release children's book inspired by Prince Harry, son Archie
It is illustrated by award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson and Meghan will narrate the audiobook edition. The book features a diverse group of fathers and sons and moments they share, according to a statement announcing the release.
Published on May 07, 2021 11:31 PM IST
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Interview: Jeet Thayil, author, Names of the Women
The author’s new book tells the stories of fifteen women whose lives overlapped with the life of Christ. Here, he talks about how the marginalized are always left out because the story itself is usually told by majoritarian storytellers. Thayil believes this is true of the New Testament too and says he reread it to look for the women in the story
Published on May 07, 2021 05:55 PM IST
Review: No Land’s People: The Untold Story of Assam’s NRC Crisis by Abhishek Saha
No Land’s People shines a light on the sheer arbitrariness of the NRC judgments in Assam and the great suffering caused as a result
Published on May 07, 2021 05:54 PM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s list of interesting reads includes a document of the life of a musical legend, a novel that plays on the comic possibilities of possession, and a book that recounts what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989
Updated on May 07, 2021 05:57 PM IST
Review: One Drop of Blood: The Story of Karbala by Ismat Chughtai
Ismat Chughtai’s last novel, a retelling of the legendary Battle of Karbala, fought in 680 AD, can also be read as a political allegory about the suppression of dissent
Published on May 06, 2021 05:10 PM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s list of good reads includes a new volume of poetry, a book on a southern super star, and one on a mighty river
Published on Apr 30, 2021 04:39 PM IST
Review: The Hidden Garden - Mir Taqi Mir by Gopi Chand Narang
The Hidden Garden, a new book on Mir Taqi Mir, looks at the Urdu poet’s thematic variations and affirms the multisensory appeal of his ghazals
Published on Apr 30, 2021 04:37 PM IST
Interview: Ashok Ferrey, author, The Unmarriageable Man
Ashok Ferrey’s new book is an exploration of the nature and meaning of love, loss, grief, and of time and memory
Published on Apr 30, 2021 04:34 PM IST
Review: Mahavir: Conqueror of the Self by Arvind Bhandari
A book that provides insights into the difficult choices Vardhamaan Mahavir had to make as a man, son, husband, father, prince, and as a seeker of liberation from karmic entanglements
Published on Apr 30, 2021 04:32 PM IST
Acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pens heartfelt note on mother's death
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian author best known for her works like Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah, recently lost her mother and the author shared a heartfelt note asking and answering, "How does a heart break twice?"
Updated on Apr 30, 2021 04:04 PM IST
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Book review: In and out of step, down memory lane
Former Punjab DGP GS Aujla comes out with a witty collection of anecdotes – personal and professional – on vignettes of Punjab’s history and heritage
Updated on Apr 24, 2021 11:00 PM IST
World Book and Copyright Day 2021: Tahira Kashyap says the lockdown situation has made her write more than before
Talking about the relevance of World Book and Copyright Day, Tahira Kashyap says that this is a very special one for her and one that she cherishes and celebrates.
Published on Apr 22, 2021 02:02 PM IST
Linguist Peggy Mohan's new book tells the story of India through its languages
"Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through its Languages", published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI), is written by noted linguist Peggy Mohan.
Published on Apr 18, 2021 06:12 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Heritage important part of storytelling: Author Sutapa Basu
Storytelling and literature play an important role in preservation of human heritage, culture and diversity and author Sutapa Basu, who is just out with her mystery novel "The Cursed Inheritance" says it is important for writers to contribute more towards conservation of heritage through their stories.
Published on Apr 17, 2021 07:29 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Review: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
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Updated on Apr 17, 2021 03:30 PM IST
HT Picks: New Reads
On this week’s reading list are books on the man who changed badminton in the country, a celebrity memoir, and one on the food and customs of a community that’s dwindling in numbers in India
Published on Apr 16, 2021 10:40 PM IST
Interview with Christophe Jaffrelot, co-author, India’s First Dictatorship: The Emergency, 1975-1977
On the political scientist’s new book which tells the story of India’s experience with authoritarian rule under Indira Gandhi
Published on Apr 16, 2021 10:23 PM IST
Review: Patriarchy and the Pangolin by Aditi Patil
An unapologetically droll account of an agroforestry field research project involving trees, sundry creatures, and the Indian male
Published on Apr 16, 2021 10:13 PM IST
Review: Fractured Freedom - A Prison Memoir by Kobad Ghandy
A moral lesson for modern India, this is a book that shows us that jail need not be the end of activism or the struggle for truth and justice
Published on Apr 16, 2021 09:33 PM IST
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