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‘You cannot write a feminist book; it depends on how the character plays out’: Vikas Swarup
The former diplomat and author says he aimed to recreate the excitement of the film Slumdog Millionaire, based on his novel Q&A, in his latest book.
Vitasta Kaul
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‘I do not think AI is a threat to human creativity’: Meru Gokhale
Former editor-in-chief at Penguin Random House says her AI-assisted editing tool Editrix makes quality book editing accessible and affordable.
Kanika Sharma
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A guide to climate-smart cooking
Our traditional foodways are a model for how to live in a climate-risked world. First Food: Future of Taste explains just how.
Deepa S. Reddy
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Bhima Koregaon and the search for justice
The book delves into the lives of each of the 16 activists arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case; who they are and what motivated them to keep fighting.
Ajay Gudavarthy
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Erpenbeck’s excavation of East German memory
Jenny Erpenbeck’s “Kairos” digs into East German history through a suffocating May-December romance, mirroring national struggles in personal turmoil.
Milind Brahme
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A matter of life and death
Venki Ramakrishnan’s timely treatise on the science behind ageing and death offers readers a window into the miracle of life.
Sashikala Asirvatham
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A daring but divisive experiment in fiction
Rachel Cusk pushes boundaries in her latest novel, blurring lines between art and life. Not recommended for the faint hearted.
Rahul Singh
Married at 10, divorced at 14: How a Rajasthani girl broke free from child marriage to pursue education
An extract from The Smart and the Dumb: The Politics of Education in India by Vishal Vasanthakumar.
Vishal Vasanthakumar
Monk’s 1956 diary illuminates post-Independence Indian Buddhism
Bandara Manatunga’s account of “temporary monkhood” offers rare insights into Buddhist practices during a transformative period for the religion.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Breaking free from the superwoman myth
Nilanjana Bhowmick’s latest work debunks the myth and serves as both a testament and an instruction manual on navigating a man’s world.
Anjali Chauhan
New book explores how Urdu verses challenge Hindutva’s homogeneity
Rakhshanda Jalil’s latest work examines Urdu poetry’s role in promoting secularism and resisting communal division in contemporary India.
Ashutosh Sharma
New books on the shelves
A suspenseful novel in the cli-fi genre, the much-awaited biography of Kamal Haasan, and much more.
The die is caste
Ilangovan Rajasekaran looks at the ways caste operates in Tamil Nadu through accounts of inter-caste marriages that ended in “honour killings”.
V. Arasu
The Remains of the Body: Sexuality’s ambiguous terrain through immigrant scholars’ lives
Saikat Majumdar scans the relationships among Indian immigrants in America, focussing on the oft-neglected bisexual experiences.
Shad Naved
Paradise in flames: Rana Safvi’s novel resurrects Delhi’s doomed glory
A “Firestorm in Paradise” weaves history and fiction to paint a vivid portrait of 1857 Delhi.
Madhulika Liddle
The life and times of Asaf Ali
In ‘Circles of Freedom’, T.C.A. Raghavan profiles the forgotten freedom fighter and his friends, set against the independence movement and Partition.
Parvati Sharma
Demystifying J.C. Bose
Sudipto Das explores the rise and fall of the “founder of modern science” in India.
Nandita Jayaraj
‘Bhima Koregaon case is a bellwether for the collapse of democracy in India’: Alpa Shah
The anthropologist discusses her new book, The Incarcerations, state-sponsored cyber espionage, the controversial Bhima Koregaon case, and more.
Jyoti Punwani
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