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Zabardast chicken fry and bhan ka dhokla: The working-class cuisine of Dharavi
February 27, 2016 12:20 IST
A new book records recipes from the world’s largest slum.
The write view: A new illustrated biography looks to humanise Mahatma Gandhi, not deify him
February 24, 2016 20:54 IST
Pramod Kapoor of Roli Books, on making a debut as an author with an illustrated biography of Mahatma Gandhi, and realising that authors are underpaid.
Talkin’ About a Revolution
February 20, 2016 00:48 IST
Gautam Bhatia interrogates, reviews and articulates with clarity the role of free speech in a democracy like India.
Of No Fixed Address
February 20, 2016 00:30 IST
Jhumpa Lahiri’s first work of non-fiction is an act of self-exploration by a writer trying to make sense of her “divided identity”.
Twilight City
February 20, 2016 00:01 IST
Ratika Kapur’s quiet novel is a nuanced portrait of contemporary urban India, where thwarted aspirations fill individuals with unending anxiety.
The Neerja I Knew: ‘This book is tribute to my younger sister who showed true meaning of courage’
February 18, 2016 11:40 IST
“This book is a tribute to my younger sister Neerja, who showed the world the true meaning of courage, commitment and compassion,” said Aneesh Bhanot, Neerja’s brother, who has conceptualised and compiled the book.
Songs for all lovers
February 14, 2016 14:30 IST
Six poets share their verses on the many ways of belonging.
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me
February 14, 2016 12:03 IST
In the faceless towns of India, men and women are caught in “sex games” at their own risk. One magazine dedicates itself to bringing us stories from the heaving hinterland.
That four-letter word
February 14, 2016 01:00 IST
What three bestselling authors of romance have to say about love and heartbreak.
Pranab Mukherjee’s The Turbulent Years: Book of No Revelation
February 13, 2016 01:36 IST
In the second part of his autobiography, President Pranab Mukherjee appears to have held back from exposing too many secrets
Ghachar ghochar book review: Living in Present Tense
February 13, 2016 01:25 IST
A delightful novel explores how middle-class existence is defined by anxiety
Book review of JFK’s Forgotten Crisis: The Handshake That Wasn’t
February 13, 2016 01:12 IST
In 1962, betrayed by China, India reached out to America for help. A fascinating story of what might have been a vital strategic partnership
New Harry Potter ‘book’ to be out in July
February 11, 2016 08:17 IST
The play, based on an idea by author J.K. Rowling, is set 19 years after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
Staying between the lines
February 7, 2016 01:10 IST
Adult colouring books pander to a generation that struggles with growing up and yearns for the simpler joys of childhood.
The long way home
February 7, 2016 00:01 IST
British writer Esther Freud on her unconventional childhood and mining her personal history for her novels.
Book review: This is Not That Dawn
February 6, 2016 00:57 IST
Intizar Husain must be read to experience the cost of historical events on those forced to live through them.
Book review: Stranger Anxiety
February 6, 2016 00:48 IST
Is assimilating the other as xenophobic as excluding him? Tabish Khair explores the link between xenophobia and capitalism in this new book.
Book review: Shelf Life
February 6, 2016 00:47 IST
At 70 pages, Ghosts of Kingdom Past is more a comic book than a graphic novel.
Book review: Life and Times of a Newspaperman
February 6, 2016 00:44 IST
The autobiography of KM Mathew, who turned Malayala Manorama from a stagnant newspaper to a formidable media house, is a local tale, the like of which we seldom come across in English.
The Starting Point
February 4, 2016 00:33 IST
Through her latest storybook, Mumbai-based illustrator Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar hopes to sensitise children to the Siddi community.
Grief is a thing with feathers
January 31, 2016 01:00 IST
In Helen Macdonald’s meditative memoir, nature writing becomes the antidote to loss. She recounts the journey that led to H is for Hawk.
Book review: Love’s Labour
January 30, 2016 00:45 IST
A story spanning decades and continents is not easy to tell, but a large cast of characters, each with their own back story, further complicates matters.
Paranormal Activity
January 30, 2016 00:19 IST
A deliciously spooky plot, conceived on Twitter, is taken to a thrilling climax in this unputdownable novel by David Mitchell
Making of the Mahatma
January 30, 2016 05:31 IST
Apart from rare photographs, one of the highlights of the biography are the letters that Gandhi wrote as well as received from his family, friends and followers.
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