‘Karya’: Dalit writer and academic Arvind Malagatti’s novel is an indictment of death rituals

Decades later, a companion piece to UR Ananthamurthy’s famous novel ‘Samskara’.

Aravind Malagatti

· 5 hours ago

Akhtari Bai’s incomparable singing taught me how to understand a ghazal

An excerpt from ‘Akhtari Bai Couldn’t Live Without Love’, by Sheela Dhar, from ‘Akhtari: The Life and Music of Begum Akhtar’, edited by Yatindra Mishra.

Sheila Dhar

· Yesterday · 08:30 am

What impact did the Sikh Gurus have on the empires of Sikh kings?

An excerpt from ‘Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire’, by Priya Atwal.

Priya Atwal

· Apr 12, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Working at Google is cool, but have you ever tried to run a food business on weekends?

An excerpt from ‘How I Quit Google To Sell Samosas: Adventures With The Bohri Kitchen’, by Munaf Kapadia with Zahabia Rajkotwala.

Munaf Kapadia

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Zahabia Rajkotwala

· Apr 12, 2021 · 08:30 am

‘The Mask Falling’: Samantha Shannon’s latest novel helps you escape to Paris during the pandemic

Book 4 of the ‘The Bone Season’ series sets things up perfectly for the remaining three parts.

Divya Soundararajan

· Apr 11, 2021 · 12:30 pm

‘The Non-Essential Ashis Nandy’ is essential reading for our times. Especially for the young

Clues, partial answers and starting directions to solving some of the great puzzles and questions playing out in India today.

Durba Chattaraj

· Apr 10, 2021 · 12:30 pm

This book of short stories explores the gritty realities of Mumbai through dreams of individuals

An excerpt from the story ‘Parfum’ from Rochelle Potkar’s short story collection ‘Bombay Hangovers’.

Rochelle Potkar

· Apr 09, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Seven retold satirical stories starring Mullah Nasruddin that are absurdly relevant today

Excerpts from ‘Teaching a Horse to Sing: Tales of Uncommon Sense from India and Elsewhere’, retold by Delshad Karanjia.

Delshad Karanjia

· Apr 09, 2021 · 08:30 am

Manu Bhattathiri’s novel is set once again in the playfully mythical fictional town of Karuthupuzha

An excerpt from ‘The Oracle of Karuthupuzha,’ the third in the series after ‘The Town That Laughed’ and ‘Savithri's Special Room and Other Stories’.

Manu Bhattathiri

· Apr 08, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Did the Namboodiris change Malayalam to add Sanskrit elements to the language?

An excerpt from ‘Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India Through Its Languages’, by Peggy Mohan

Peggy Mohan

· Apr 08, 2021 · 08:30 am

Sarah Joseph’s new novel imagines the life of the woman who was ostracised for ‘marrying’ Nehru

An excerpt from ‘Budhini’, by Sarah Joseph, translated from the Malayalam by Sangeetha Sreenivasan.

Sarah Joseph

· Apr 07, 2021 · 05:30 pm

How does Japan view Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose? This book offers a perspective

An excerpt from ‘India: The Last Superpower’, by Hiroshi Hirabayashi, translated from the Japanese by Prem Motwani.

Hiroshi Hirabayashi

· Apr 07, 2021 · 08:30 am