When do upper middle-class urban youngsters start thinking of themselves as poor?

What happens when young professionals cannot afford the lifestyle they desire.

Gayatri Jayaraman

· 11 hours ago

Pratap Bhanu Mehta on why the celebration of diversity is a dead-end without individual freedom

‘Diversity is not itself a freestanding moral value.’

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

· Yesterday · 08:30 am

How Ramachandra Guha came to write ‘India After Gandhi’, the first popular post-1947 history

‘I wished to narrate, in as rich detail as I could, the conflict-ridden history of this unnatural nation and unlikely democracy.’

Ramachandra Guha

· Jul 18, 2017 · 08:30 am

How a journalist’s journey to being a secular Muslim in India began at home and in school

Seema Mustafa reveals her first encounters with the need for secularism.

Seema Mustafa

· Jul 17, 2017 · 08:30 am

Can’t lose weight? Blame it on middle age and your hormones

A new book explains why the science behind why weight loss is so difficult.

Sylvia Tara

· Jul 15, 2017 · 02:30 pm

This is how wealthy prisoners can get luxuries in jail (just like Sasikala did?)

Being rich and well-versed in the law can ensure an opulent life behind bars. Ask Anca Neacsu.

Sunetra Choudhury

· Jul 14, 2017 · 08:30 am

Fiction from real life: A military despatch from Kashmir

An excerpt from a novel based on actual records of conflict with militants in Kashmir.

Sanjay Bahadur

· Jul 10, 2017 · 05:33 pm

How Indira Gandhi gained love, gave up Oxford, and found her calling

Sagarika Ghose’s biography of Indira Gandhi brings together all the events and stories from her life.

Sagarika Ghose

· Jul 10, 2017 · 08:30 am

First read: Why Shiva turned to writing fiction in his ancient temple in Madras

‘Madras on my Mind’ collects twenty stories about the metropolis. Here’s an excerpt from one of them.

K Srilata

· Jul 07, 2017 · 08:30 am

First read: This passage shows why Neel Mukherjee’s ‘A State of Freedom’ takes a knife to your gut

The Man Booker nominee’s fourth work of fiction will make every reader squirm.

Neel Mukherjee

· Jul 06, 2017 · 08:30 am

Why Mr Chopra of Gurgaon has an inferiority complex despite his wealth

‘He had spent a considerable amount of money having the dome of the Sistine Chapel re-created on the ceiling in his foyer.’

Diksha Basu

· Jul 05, 2017 · 08:30 am

Acting guru Roshan Taneja on the students who disproved the belief that ‘actors are born, not made’

The veteran acting coach, who has taught at the Film Institute of India and in Mumbai, on the early days of Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Aamir Khan.

Roshan Taneja

· Jul 04, 2017 · 01:30 pm