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The critic is dead. What comes after might be worse
August 25, 2025 11:46 am
The internet killed the critic and replaced her with an algorithm. But can virality replace value? After all, culture without criticism is like a library without catalogues
Dinkar Srivastava's 'Pakistan: Ideologies, Strategies and Interests' is an examination of the ideologies that shaped Pakistan's foreign and domestic policies
July 22, 2025 11:45 am
Informative and well-written, it explores the ideological moorings and philosophy of India's neighbour
5 horror novels Stephen King wrote as Richard Bachman; and why the pseudonym
July 15, 2025 11:07 am
Stephen King, for a while, had an alternate writing personality named Richard Bachman until Steve Brown, a bookstore clerk, identified him by similar writing style.
5 must-read Elizabeth Gilbert books that go beyond Eat, Pray, Love
July 15, 2025 11:06 am
From being an inspiration to challenging the human comfort, these 5 books showcase evolution of Elizabeth Gilbert’s versatility.
5 John Grisham novels you shouldn't miss if you are a fan of his legal fiction
August 03, 2025 10:24 am
Renowned legal fiction writer John Grisham hooks the readers with courtroom dramas, often inspired by real life events.
Bestsellers behind the box office: 5 books that made Bollywood history
June 25, 2025 2:15 pm
Cinema taking inspiration from literature and illustrating through Indian storytelling.
PK Sreenivasan’s Midnight Knock is an ode to newsrooms of a bygone era
June 28, 2025 10:46 am
This thinly fictionalised account of the 1975-1977 Emergency years is a breath of fresh air
Navina Jafa’s Exhibiting India explores how heritage tourism can become inclusive and sustainable
September 15, 2024 5:41 pm
The book explores how local communities can be involved and compensated for their efforts, as well as how to make tourism sustainable
Amitava Kumar’s My Beloved Life explores the fractures of history with the tale of a father and daughter
July 14, 2025 7:18 pm
The novel feels like flicking through a photo album, every anecdote – a film screening or meeting with the governor – recorded and remembered
What Amitava Kumar’s The Yellow Book tells about the mind of a writer
March 31, 2024 8:24 am
Kumar’s new book explores what it means to be open to possibilities in an attention-deficit world
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