From a new collection by the Murty Classical Library to Ramachandra Guha on the history of environmentalist writings in India, the recently published books you need to read

Gigi Scaria, 51, talks about his latest show that presents a human-centric perspective to living in cities, the impact of our choices on the environment and how artists imagine a parallel universe

Common people saw him as their own and politicians wanted him on their side but all his life he battled a certain snobbery. Now with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Mithun Chakraborty is finally in a class of his own

The soil at Sonagachi, the neighbourhood in Kolkata where sex workers live, has traditionally been used in the clay mix for idols. But, in recent years, its residents have been using it as their tool of protest and assertion

When our children contemplate suicide

Himmat Shah, 91, one of India’s leading modernists, talks about his journey and envisioning a new language in art that offered greater freedom

San Francisco has always welcomed all, fought for the rights of the disenfranchised and marginalised, and spoken out against bigotry, way before others did

The author has studied the lives and methods of Nicolae Ceausescu, Stalin, Hitler, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Mussolini, Mao Zedong, Kim Jong II, François Duvalier, Idi Amin and many others, drawing conclusions about how they seized and retained power for long.

The Yellow Sparrow describes the heterogeneity and diversity of India’s queer community. Khurai faced both gender discrimination and racism. Her location marginalised her as she tried to connect with national and international fora

Through his nomad-like sensibilities and sincere tributes to different genres, the producer finds bridges between Indian music, global folk and ethnic music in his latest release

The modern landscape of communications has blanched the mystique associated with travel. With images of every corner of the planet a click away, travel no longer offers the thrill of discovery

From following family recipes to travelling through Myanmar, the founders of Burma Burma look back on their decade-long journey

Travelling through Sri Lanka’s second-largest national park, which has been the cornerstone of the island nation’s wildlife

Actor's stylist and designer Amritha Ram reinvents khadi on the ramp with tomato leather

The book explores how local communities can be involved and compensated for their efforts, as well as how to make tourism sustainable

New fiction and non-fiction you must read, from a memoir on the 2002 Gujarat violence that took the life of thousands, to a new novel by the author of Fight Club

There is no denying that the Indian Muslim society is stratified. Ahmed’s book takes up the issue of the liberal Muslim and asserts that she has played a significant role in intellectualising debates about Muslim presence in India

The novel feels like flicking through a photo album, every anecdote – a film screening or meeting with the governor – recorded and remembered

In India, the acceptance of rape among communities continues, despite public outrage and candlelight vigils

A new textile section within New Delhi’s Crafts Museum stitches together folk craft marked by modern influences of business, politics and culture

Loneliness, the subterranean emotional pandemic, that was once considered an affliction of the elderly, is now affecting youngsters, too. However, there’s help around the corner to pull ourselves up even when we feel like we’re falling apart

The Odisha Craft Odyssey (OCO) programme by BEADS — a curatorial residency programme near Bhubaneswar — explores complexities of bell metal, with relation to metallurgy, social positions and the history of associated objects

The book, which is called “the most definitive guide to Kamal Haasan’s filmography”, gives an idea about his family’s background and deals with Haasan’s major films but falls short

The book stretches itself too thin, going through a list of topics in quick succession. Climate change, refugee crisis, bureaucracy, corrupt politicians part of a land-grabbing cartel — all of this and more is addressed in a slim book of 168 pages.