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Abandoned at Sea: Book review of Voices of Komagata Maru
May 25, 2019 09:51 IST
A meticulous account of neglected historiographic threads brings to life the Komagata Maru incident, which launched a thousand protests in India
A room without books is just very sad
May 24, 2019 10:11 IST
Books can be aesthetic signifiers, colourful set pieces of sorts, their spines telegraphing a certain gravitas — or a certain playfulness, depending on how they’re arranged.
Scenes from a Writer’s Life
May 24, 2019 01:15 IST
Ruskin Bond on writing about the Partition in his recent memoir for children, making and losing friends and his new collection of short stories.
Tishani Doshi on her unhinged protagonist, motherhood and female gaze in Small Days And Nights
May 23, 2019 08:25 IST
Tishani Doshi's Small Days and Nights is a searing tale of displacement, anguish, relationships hinged on tenterhooks and ultimately of an outsider who learns to live by making another survive.
Man Booker International prize announced; Jokha Alharthi wins for Celestial Bodies
May 22, 2019 13:06 IST
Celestial Bodies, a compelling tale of love and heartbreak, written in Arabic, is posited in the Omani village of al-Awafi and traces the lives of sisters: Mayya, Asma and Khawla.
‘Ruskin Bond transports you to the place he describes’, say illustrators of his book Koki’s Song
May 21, 2019 15:48 IST
Ayeshe Sadr and Ishaan Dasgupta say they wanted to be as close and authentic to the writing style.
Review: In Owen Laukkanen’s latest, a dog unites strangers
May 20, 2019 18:21 IST
"Deception Cove" also insightfully explores the recovery of former soldiers, prisoners re-entering society and how one's tough exterior can obscure fragile emotions.
New novel ‘Love Actually’ meets the horoscopes
May 20, 2019 17:57 IST
"Star-Crossed" is a light, fun read, with a creative spin on a winning rom-com formula that is an escapist's delight.
Happy 85th birthday, Ruskin Bond: India’s most loved author on books, birthdays and writer’s block
May 19, 2019 13:44 IST
Born in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar (Gujarat), Dehradun, Delhi and Shimla.
Hannibal Lecter creator (of The Silence of The Lambs fame) comes up with new book
May 19, 2019 11:48 IST
Hannibal Lecter became an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon with Harris’ 1988 novel, “The Silence of the Lambs,” about an FBI trainee named Clarice Starling who visits Hannibal in prison and seeks his advice as she tracks a serial killer.
The American Dream
May 18, 2019 03:12 IST
While Good Talk succeeds in mapping out the cycle of belonging and unbelonging that is constantly explored in immigrant and diasporic narratives, often it feels too self-reflexive and submerged in its inner conflicts to offer a glimpse at a larger picture.
The Unmaking of Peace
May 18, 2019 03:06 IST
The ceasefire violations across the LoC between India and Pakistan and the seeds of conflict they contain
The City of Mushairas
May 18, 2019 03:00 IST
The life and times of Delhi’s leading poets of the Mughal era and their enrichment of a syncretic language
Azaadi for All
May 18, 2019 02:40 IST
An exhaustive documentation of the intellectual legacy of Bhagat Singh
Game of Thrones author George RR Martin is upset over how the show will end
May 17, 2019 14:59 IST
The acclaimed writer who created the world of Westeros, the seven kingdoms and the iconic iron throne gave multiple interviews recently talking about how unfulfilling the HBO show has been.
Tinkle’s Tantri the Mantri becomes the king after 35 years of plotting against Raja Hooja
May 16, 2019 17:11 IST
Over the years, Tantri the Mantri has tried every trick in the book to get rid of Raja Hooja. The king, who considered Tantri his ally, has always been oblivious to it.
Historian Giles Tillotson completes his trilogy on the golden triangle with his latest book, Delhi Darshan
May 16, 2019 09:07 IST
In the book, Tillotson provides an account of Delhi’s built heritage. He traces the earliest settlements in Indraprastha, takes the readers through the legacy of the Mughals, and the ordered symmetries of Lutyen’s Delhi.
Offer to Be UK’s Top Poet Gets One No and a Yes
May 13, 2019 18:04 IST
The British laureateship is one of the most famous honours in literature, with a history of more than 350 years. It might also be among the most mocked.
Vegas as a Literary Hub? You Bet
May 13, 2019 13:27 IST
The third annual Believer Festival was just the latest sign of life for a burgeoning books scene in the desert.
Happy Mother’s Day 2019: Books you can gift your mom on this special day
May 12, 2019 14:08 IST
Wish to gift your mother something thoughtful this Mother's Day? Here are some books which she might like.
Small Days And Nights: Tishani Doshi’s novel expands the definition of motherhood
May 12, 2019 17:53 IST
Tishani Doshi’s latest novel, Small Days And Nights is a deeply layered work underlining the existence and experiences of outsiders, their inability to belong, that often later transforms into their refusal.
Wild Wanderlust
May 11, 2019 10:04 IST
Thanks to her job as an energy consultant — which requires her to make as many as 18 international trips a year — Sudha Mahalingam has had the good fortune of being able to travel to some of the most interesting parts of the world.
Netsuke stories
May 11, 2019 09:46 IST
Vignettes of a rarefied space of political power and celebrity from a seasoned journalist.
The remarkable, unassuming life and literary legacy of AK Ramanujan
May 11, 2019 08:20 IST
This is a reader’s private journey through a poet’s inner self, witnessing a poet’s soul-searching. I feel like an intruder in a private space, peeping into a creator’s innermost self.
Rabindranath Tagore, the unlikely conservative on Hindu marriages
May 9, 2019 09:23 IST
As with many progressive Hindus of the time, Rabindranath Tagore had some conflicting ideas about the role of women in a marriage and marital life. On his 158th birth anniversary, Sahapedia looks at how Tagore underwent brief but visible phases of social and cultural conservatism.
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