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The legacy of the IAS, despite the shine of prestige and authority, has paled over the yearsSubscriber Only

November 24, 2019 17:12 IST

The author is a conscientious insider who held senior positions in the government and is the rare civil servant who, during his years in office, occasionally put down his contrarian views in writing, even if these offended the powers that be.

Stand By Me by Sudeep Nagarkar: Excerpt

November 22, 2019 19:10 IST

Stand By Me then is in equal parts a murder mystery and a test of a brother's conviction.

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Chennai’s Karadi Tales has recalled a book on tying the turban; here’s whySubscriber Only

November 22, 2019 11:14 IST

Calling it a “racially-biased content presenting Sikhs in negative tone”, Sirsa on Wednesday also tweeted that he was going to send a legal notice to the publisher.

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Article of FaithSubscriber Only

November 22, 2019 14:34 IST

What a withdrawal of a new picture book, The Art of Tying a Pug, which has run into trouble with a section of the Sikh community, means for India’s children’s writers

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Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter: New team, old magic, the hero of Gaul is back, by Toutatis!Subscriber Only

November 21, 2019 13:50 IST

The comic revolves around the discovery of the daughter of the Gaulish chieftain Vercingetorix who Caesar defeated at Alesia.

Deciphering a Life in Scribbled NotesSubscriber Only

November 20, 2019 00:45 IST

The Real Mr Barkotoki follows a journey across time and space to piece together the life of Assamese litterateur, Munin Barkotoki

Author Rashmi Saksena on women who take up armsSubscriber Only

November 19, 2019 08:03 IST

Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival in Kasauli recently, Saksena elaborated upon what motivates these women to abandon the traditional playbook for girls and embrace the uncertain life of an insurgent.

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Writer Shanta Gokhale honoured with lifetime achievement award at Tata Literature Live

November 18, 2019 16:04 IST

In the fiction space, Tata Literature Live! first book award was given to The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay (HarperCollins).

Actor Lisa Ray on her debut book Close to the Bone, battling cancer, and being an accidental actorSubscriber Only

November 18, 2019 07:59 IST

The cancer survivor who battled the illness twice, called herself an “accidental actor”.

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Book review: Bridgital DreamsSubscriber Only

November 17, 2019 08:44 IST

A timely account of the ways in which harnessing technology can help the disempowered citizenry

Wild Himalaya book review: In High PlacesSubscriber Only

November 17, 2019 02:30 IST

Stephen Alter’s exhaustive biography of the Himalayas is an exceptional tribute to the world’s mightiest mountains

Retracing Their HistorySubscriber Only

November 17, 2019 00:29 IST

Documentary filmmaker and author Saba Dewan shares the untold stories of the courtesans in her debut book Tawaifnama

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When Archie and friends decide to attend India’s Comic Con

November 14, 2019 19:40 IST

Comic Con India has teamed up with the popular Archie Comics to launch a limited edition comic book.

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Ruskin Bond’s stories to come alive as audio books in his own voice

November 14, 2019 12:49 IST

This series of audio books will be released in early 2020 and will be available across all leading audio book platforms.

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Children’s Day: Books you can gift to the little one

November 14, 2019 09:01 IST

Children's Day: On this day, we bring to you a list of books you can give to children or re-visit yourself to keep the child in you alive.

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Bookmarked: What you should read this November

November 12, 2019 17:45 IST

In order to help you stay abreast with the new novels that come out every month but tend to get lost in the crowd, here’s a list that will help you decide what to read.

You can’t go home againSubscriber Only

November 11, 2019 14:24 IST

A debut novel set in Kashmir about big ideas — identity, belonging and the perils of good intentions.

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The Shell GameSubscriber Only

November 10, 2019 10:51 IST

The unravelling of the India leg of the global off-shore investigation that took the world by storm.

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In his new book, Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines, author Amandeep Sandhu touches upon Punjab’s disquietSubscriber Only

November 10, 2019 08:05 IST

"Towards the end of the book, my journeys have taught me empathy which now fills the hole in my heart," says author Amandeep Sandhu.

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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize award for Ornit Shani’s ‘How India Became Democratic’

November 9, 2019 19:33 IST

The book shines a light on the extraordinary tale of drawing up India’s first electoral rolls, even before the Constitution of India had been drafted.

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Nabaneeta Dev Sen no more; here are some books to remember her by

November 8, 2019 12:52 IST

In her professional career, Sen published more than 80 books in Bengali.

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Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, RK Narayan, Vikram Seth’s books feature in BBC’s 100 ‘novels that shaped our world’

November 7, 2019 14:00 IST

The list has been divided into 10 categories — identity, love, sex and romance, adventure, life, death and other worlds, politics, power and protest, class and society, coming of age, family and friendship, crime and conflict and rule-breakers, the names — with 10 books each.

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DSC shortlist announced: Madhuri Vijay, Manoranjan Byapari feature on the list

November 7, 2019 12:57 IST

These books have been chosen from the longlist which consisted 15 books. The prize is in its ninth year.

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UK-based authors on how they collected recipes from the women in Delhi’s slums for their new cookbookSubscriber Only

November 5, 2019 07:48 IST

The UK-based authors met the subjects of their book through the volunteer work they do with Asha, an NGO working with an aim to empower and uplift the Capital’s slum communities.