How do we define the political? How should we? Prathama Banerjee asks this question in her new book

‘Elementary Aspects of the Political’ urges that we take a step back and ask the fundamental question about how the political comes to be.

Rochona Majumdar

· Yesterday · 12:30 pm

Why ‘The Lesbian Cow and Other Stories’ deserves a space on every feminist and political bookshelf

Indu Menon’s women refuse to play passive victim. They rebel, they make themselves visible, and avenge themselves on their oppressors.

Saloni Sharma

· Yesterday · 08:30 am

‘A Passage North’ compels you to think not just about the novel but about your own life

Anuk Arudpragasam’s second novel lives up to the promise of the first.

Gayathri Sankar

· Jul 18, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Shivani’s memoir of her schoolgirl days in Santiniketan is a nostalgic tribute blended with humour

Now in English translation, ‘Amader Shantiniketan’ boasts of an illustrious cast of characters.

Saurabh Sharma

· Jul 18, 2021 · 12:30 pm

What was daily life like for royalty in the Red Fort? This book provides a fascinating commentary

‘Bazm-i Aakhir’, translated by Ather Farouqui as ‘The Last Gathering’, lists the food and drink, the clothes and ceremonies, the customs and rituals.

Mohammad Asim Siddiqui

· Jul 17, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘The Horde’: Marie Favereau rewrites the conventional history of the Mongol conquerors

The French historian tells the story of the westernmost component of the Mongol-dominated world, ruled by the Jochids.

Dinyar Patel

· Jul 11, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘Gods and Ends’: Lindsay Pereira’s novel offers an unflinching eye for stories of the wretched

Pereira has an ear for dialogue, and it’s a strength he plays to, even flaunts, in this novel set among Goans living in a decrepit Mumbai building.

Sahana Hegde

· Jul 11, 2021 · 12:30 pm

‘Sing of Life’: Priya Sarukkai Chhabria reweaves Tagore’s ‘Gitanjali’ for the reader on the go

Chhabria keeps the core and pares down the body in this unique homage.

Shikhandin

· Jul 11, 2021 · 08:30 am

Arundhathi Subramaniam’s new book maps the unique journeys of four lesser-known spiritual travellers

‘Women Who Wear Only Themselves’ provides glimpses of lives beyond those of talkative sadhus who inhabit social media.

Nikhil Govind

· Jul 10, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Girish Karnad’s memoirs are a revelation even to those who already know of his genius

Karnad tells us about the first half of his life, the relatively lesser-known half, with characteristic honesty and sensitivity.

Arundhati Ghosh

· Jul 10, 2021 · 08:30 am

Anjali Joseph’s ‘Keeping in Touch’ is an ode to (extra)ordinary lives in the guise of a romance

The stories of two individuals caught in something of a conundrum.

Ipshita Mitra

· Jul 04, 2021 · 08:30 am

‘Anti-Clock’: A complicated man’s complicated relationship with religion – and with revenge

This novel uses the space of the coffin to inhabit lives and stories.

Yamini Krishnan

· Jul 03, 2021 · 08:30 am