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Books
Book Review
Holocaust-era horrors
In these haunted pages, a teenager becomes a much-loved, albeit flawed, hero.
Karthik Keramalu
Book Review
Rich repast of India’s past
The daily lives of ancient Indians reaffirm that history is complex and fascinating.
Manu S. Pillai
Essay
Scripting a cultural continuum
What does the Sahitya Akademi mean to ordinary Indians, readers, and writers today?
Anita E. Cherian
Frontline’s 50
India at 75 - Fiction
Beacons that light up the path to understanding post-Independence Indian literature.
Anusua Mukherjee
Essay
Speaking in tongues
The bumpy map of English translations is expanding.
Mini Krishnan
Essay
Writing Partition: A violent birth
Literature documented the lasting psychological effects of Partition like no official record can.
Ranjana Sengupta
Frontline’s 50
India at 75 - Non-fiction
Pivotal books that shaped the course of India’s cultural and intellectual life.
Abhirami Girija Sriram
More stories from Books
‘I am shaken, but not crushed’
The India of his boyhood dream is under fearsome assault, but Rajmohan Gandhi isn’t giving up hope.
Manu S. Pillai
The Non-Brahmin Hostel
An excerpt from ‘Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya’ by Akshaya Mukul (2022).
Akshaya Mukul
A cinephile, a city, and a film-maker
Reading it is akin to riding on a roller coaster replete with references to films, literature, and politics.
C.S. Venkiteswaran
Struck by wonder
A new translation of Tamil poet-saint Nammaazhwaar’s verses navigates both language and emotion.
Arshia Sattar
‘Writing gives me complete freedom’
In conversation with writer and actor Deepti Naval.
Deepika Nandal
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