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Odds back Can Xue, pattern a woman: All about 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
October 05, 2026 8:31 pm
Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 will be announced on October 8 at 4.30 pm IST. Can Xue leads the odds; Rushdie at 25/1. Prize money, process and more.
Two books to read: A family shaped by Partition, a girl who disappeared
October 05, 2026 9:39 am
Ranbir Sidhu's Partition memoir No One Gets Out Of Here Alive and Arefa Tehsin's feminist thriller The Fourth Girl both earn a hit this fortnight
Can economics explain human beings? Antara Haldar’s Everyman takes on the ‘rational’ man
October 05, 2026 3:20 pm
Written in part as intellectual history, part fable, Everyman is meant to be an indictment of economics, of a world caught up in its own limitations
Were peasants ever the problem? Rethinking 300 years of economic development
October 03, 2026 11:37 am
Maryam Aslany’s sweeping history of peasants aims to bring them back into the global conversation
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2026: 5 longlisted works of non fiction for your TBR
September 30, 2026 9:46 pm
Ten non-fiction works make the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2026 longlist
Kavya Kotha’s Echoes: Where Gen Z’s angst meets a moth’s instinct for light
September 30, 2026 6:50 pm
Poetry, sketches, and short stories chart one teenage writer’s passage through grief, rage, and the stubborn persistence of hope
Feeling lost? Every Bookshop Needs a Cat might be just the comfort read for you
September 28, 2026 6:47 pm
A warm Japanese comfort read about grief, healing, and finding your place in the world with a little help from the cats who run the town.
Hanuman Chalisa: The prayer that needs no temple
September 28, 2026 4:01 pm
A review of Abhay K's English translation of Tulsidas's Hanuman Chalisa, with Devanagari, transliteration, notes and a rhymed, singable rendering
Why Taste, worth Rs 15,000, is more than just a coffee table book
October 01, 2026 5:32 pm
Edited by Lakshmi Chaudhry, Taste is a lavishly designed cultural anthology that explores the politics of taste through art, music, food and literature, time and space
Maryam & Son: What does it mean to be a stranger in a strange land?
October 05, 2026 1:07 pm
Mirza Waheed’s Maryam & Son looks at the precarious relationship between an immigrant and the state through the story of a grieving mother
BOOKS PHOTOS
International Translation Day: Lesser-known translators from around the world
September 30, 2026 4:39 pm
September 30 is celebrated as International Translation Day. Here are some lesser-known translators from around the world whose contributions you may not know about.
Truman Capote: The life and career of the celebrated American writer
September 30, 2026 1:48 pm
Born on September 30, 1924, Truman Capote was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Here are some facts about the celebrated writer that you may not know.
Kate Chopin: The literary rebel who challenged social norms
September 28, 2026 11:38 am
Born on February 8, Kate Chopin was an American author whose work is considered by scholars to have paved the way for 20th-century American feminist literature.
Dishes in English novels you might have skimmed over
September 27, 2026 10:01 am
Fan of the classics from English literature? Here are some dishes in English novels you might have skimmed over. Take a look at these.
The many talents of Shel Silverstein
September 25, 2026 3:49 pm
Born on September 25, 1930, here’s everything you need to know about cartoonist, poet and author Shel Silverstein.
DH Lawrence: Fascinating facts about writer behind Lady Chatterley’s Lover
September 11, 2026 1:39 pm
Born on September 11, 1885, David Herbert Lawrence was an English novelist and poet whose works often courted controversy during his lifetime. From his writing career to some of his lesser-known pursuits, here are a few fascinating facts about the celebrated author you may not know.
From poverty to Paris: The remarkable life of Richard Wright
September 08, 2026 11:34 am
Born on September 4, 1908, American writer Richard Nathaniel Wright wrote novels, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction that explored race and inequality in America. Much of his work portrayed the struggles of African Americans confronting systemic racism, violence, and discrimination from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
The woman behind Frankenstein: Strange facts about Mary Shelley
August 29, 2026 3:59 pm
Born on 30 August, 1797, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, which is considered an early example of science fiction. These are some unknown facts about her you didn't know about.
Unknown facts about Ray Bradbury
August 21, 2026 1:11 pm
Born on 22 August 1920, Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. His book, Fahrenheit 451 remains one of his most famous books. Get to know more about the author who predicted modern technology decades before it actually arrived.
Latest children’s books you shouldn’t miss
August 13, 2026 7:55 pm
Here’s a list of new children’s book releases you shouldn’t miss.
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Hanuman Ansh team performs aarti at Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham, film earns Rs 424 cr
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The team of Vishal Chaturvedi’s blockbuster devotional film Hanuman Ansh has paid a visit to Kainchi Dham in Uttarakhand in order to offer their prayers to Neem Karoli Baba, the revered spiritual guru whose life their film is based on. However, their visit comes a day after the director urged devotees to exercise caution and avoid visiting the site amid reports of overcrowding.
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