This radical biography of Akka Mahadevi takes her out of the traditional Bhakti narrative

Mukunda Rao’s ‘Sky-Clad’ daringly revisits the life of the spiritual icon in the context of feminism as well as Hinduism in today’s political climate.

Varsha Ramachandran

· Yesterday · 05:30 pm

‘Washington Black’: A novel that puts the oppressed in the world of oppressors and sees what happens

The novel that turns the narrative of slave fiction upside down is on several best-of-the-year lists, and for good reason too.

Veena Muthuraman

· Yesterday · 12:30 pm

‘Godsong’: This translation (re)locates the Gita in Arjuna’s confusion and Krishna’s eloquence

A new translation of a much-translated classic must bring something new to readers. ‘Godsong’ does just that.

Sayali Palekar

· Yesterday · 05:30 am

A retelling of myths and folktales of India is a timely reminder of the country’s cultural diversity

In ‘The Blue Lotus’, Meena Arora Nayak reminds us of the incompleteness in accepting a single story when it comes to myths and folktales.

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Dec 15, 2018 · 08:30 am

A reporter’s eye melds personal lives with the rhythms of the forest of Kaziranga in this novel

An Assamese novel, now in an English translation, that looks at life in the Kaziranga forest from within and not as an outsider.

Suhasini Patni

· Dec 08, 2018 · 12:30 pm

What needs to change in the quest for food sovereignty? This book looks for answers

An academic volume examines how and why food production should be steered away from a current, failed model to one that stays close to natural processes.

Mieke van Hemert

· Dec 02, 2018 · 05:30 pm

This anthology of poetry and short fiction attempts to unravel what dissent means in today’s times

The Helter Skelter Anthology of New Writing features 19 original works that were selected by Meena Kandasamy and Eunice de Souza.

Suneetha Balakrishnan

· Dec 01, 2018 · 05:30 pm

‘Milk Teeth’ relives the romance of Bombay, but also exposes the hypocrisy of its people

Amrita Mahale’s debut novel unravels the middle-class morality of the fast and furious city.

Sushmita Sundaram

· Dec 01, 2018 · 08:30 am

Can we understand modern India and China by comparing their histories?

A new book details the histories of the two Asian countries but stops short of drawing a direct line from past to the present.

Peter Gordon

· Nov 30, 2018 · 05:30 pm

‘Invisible Men’ guides readers through the lives of transmen (and tells some happy stories too)

Nandini Krishnan’s book educates without being preachy, empathises without losing objectivity, and offers important lessons about inclusiveness.

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Nov 24, 2018 · 05:30 pm

‘India Connected’: A new book looks at how the smartphone is changing the lives of Indians

Journalist Ravi Agrawal’s book is timely and important but leaves readers wanting more answers.

Suchismita Chattopadhyay

· Nov 18, 2018 · 05:30 pm

From Subhas Chandra Bose’s regiment to modern Singapore, this novel follows a mother and daughter

Meira Chand’s ‘Sacred Waters’ combines personal history with India’s freedom movement for a moving story.

Fehmida Zakeer

· Nov 18, 2018 · 07:00 am