When AB Vajpayee asked, ‘Can a two-thirds majority declare the Indian republic to be a monarchy?’

Sagarika Ghose on a discovery she made while writing a biography of the former prime minister and BJP leader.

Sagarika Ghose

· Jan 25, 2022 · 08:30 am

The age of autofiction is here: How do writers feel about writing novels from their own lives?

Yashodhara Lal, Jerry Pinto, and Ravinder Singh have some answers.

Shashank Bhargava

· Aug 05, 2018 · 08:30 am

Ten years of Anuradha Roy’s ‘An Atlas of Impossible Longing’: What the writer and publisher remember

‘For three years, it was an alternative, secret universe in which I lived, awake or asleep.’

Anuradha Roy

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Christopher MacLehose

· Mar 05, 2018 · 08:30 am

Video: When The Beatles came to India 50 years ago in pursuit of eternal happiness

Author Ajoy Bose’s book recounts how the Fab Four decided to take a break at their peak and make a soul-searching trip to Rishikesh in 1968.

Ramakrishnan M

· Feb 21, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video: ‘How could I reconcile my Hinduism with these mob lynchers?’ asks Shashi Tharoor

In his new book ‘Why I Am A Hindu’, Shashi Tharoor speaks about Hinduism and how it is different from Hindutva, the political ideology.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Feb 13, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video interview: ‘The British said it would be impossible. But Indian bureaucrats made it possible’

Writer Ornit Shani uncovers the greatest experiment in India’s democratic history, the creation of universal adult franchise.

Smitha Nair

· Feb 10, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video: ‘How do they say there is no casteism?’ author Sujatha Gidla on her latest book

She speaks on the writing of her memoir, institutional discrimination, naxalism and how Indian-Americans practice casteism.

Smitha Nair

· Dec 21, 2017 · 10:50 am

Video: Author Suketu Mehta on how he married Bollywood and the underworld for his book Maximum City

More than a decade after its release, Maximum City continues to be, arguably the definitive book on Mumbai.

Smitha Nair

· Dec 17, 2017 · 08:45 am

Video: Derek O'Brien discusses his new book, Mamata as his boss and defeating the BJP

Interview with Derek O’Brien: “The people of India are more powerful than a pair and the people will course correct.”

Shoaib Daniyal

· Dec 08, 2017 · 04:19 pm

Interview: From Tiger Pataudi to Virat Kohli, can 11 cricketers tell the story of independent India?

Rajdeep Sardesai talks about cricket, inclusiveness in Indian sport and his latest book Democracy’s XI.

Smitha Nair

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Sujit Lad

· Nov 04, 2017 · 08:45 am

‘Tragedy follows him everywhere:’ What I discovered while writing my book about Ramdev

Priyanka Pathak-Narain talks of the question marks hanging over Ramdev’s journey from spiritual leader to business magnate.

Priyanka Pathak-Narain

· Jul 30, 2017 · 10:30 am

'Who really wrote my novel about Tanya and Tania in Karachi and Bombay? Not me'

‘It was always the girls, clear, alive, crowded around me, itching to get their hands all over the page.’

Antara Ganguli

· Jun 18, 2016 · 02:30 pm