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SRK finally gets his National Award — these 3 books capture the King Khan phenomenon
August 14, 2025 11:32 am
As the conversation around Khan’s career and cultural relevance resurfaces, here are three books that offer a closer look at the actor’s life, influence, and legacy.
Rahul Gandhi at 55: Five books that map his unmaking—and remaking
June 22, 2025 1:43 pm
As Rahul Gandhi turns 55, his evolution from dynastic heir to moral challenger takes sharper shape. These five books trace the long unmaking and slow remaking of a leader shaped by history, grief, and legacy
Textile and IT tycoon C Valliappa’s biography is a valuable addition to the genre of business journalism
May 27, 2025 10:57 am
Journalist Chitra Narayanan presents a rigorously researched biography that also delves into C Valliappa's personal life and interests
A new biography of anthropologist Irawati Karve examines the historical forces that shaped her work
May 17, 2025 6:05 am
Early in the book, we are thrust into the chaos that marked the Weimar years, when Karve stepped into Berlin for her doctoral studies. This was a city of contradictions, a city of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and Josephine Baker’s electrifying dances, a city reeling from war and Nazism
Ebrahim Alkazi's biography offers an intimate look at the father of modern Indian theatre
May 19, 2024 4:09 pm
Written by his daughter Amal Allana, Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive marks the centenary of Alkazi and outlines the times that shaped him
Mani Shankar Aiyer's biography of Rajiv Gandhi misses the personal for the political
May 12, 2024 6:53 am
The Rajiv I knew, is a partisan but spirited, well-documented account of Rajiv Gandhi's time as the prime minister and subsequently for a brief period also as the opposition leader though it doesn’t answer the question from the subtitle: And why he was the most misunderstood prime minister.
Biography of George Fernandes to hit stands next month
June 27, 2022 12:24 pm
Fernandes, born on June 3, 1930, in Mangalore to a Christian family, burst into national limelight when as a trade unionist in Mumbai he organised a Railways strike in 1974 that brought the country to a standstill.
Nobody really knew Anthony Bourdain. And that's alright
April 23, 2022 4:31 pm
The biography of the late Anthony Bourdain explores the legacy of the popular chef through the narratives of friends and family
Filmmaker Raj Khosla's biography to release in 2022
April 04, 2022 3:39 pm
The yet-to-be titled biography, written by author Amborish Roychoudhury in association with the late director's daughters Uma Kapur and Anita Khosla, will delve into the life of the filmmaker as well as the range and expanse of his body of work.
Biography of late industrialist Rahul Bajaj to release on March 21
March 14, 2022 6:28 pm
From Bajaj's mother's incarceration during India's struggle for freedom to his own personal life, his journey in becoming one of the most well-regarded business personalities in the world, this book opens a window to the eventful life of the celebrated business leader and former parliamentarian
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