Read At Home
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World Book Day reading: The end of a strange love affair in Mumbai
‘The Sea Sings at Night’, by Mimi Mondal, from ‘The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction’, edited by Tarun K Saint.
Mimi Mondal
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World Book Day reading: How Farzana turned into Begum Samru, a dealmaker in the Mughal court
An excerpt from ‘The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons’, by Archana Garodia Gupta.
Archana Garodia Gupta
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Read at home: Mohammed Hanif’s stunning debut was a mordant satire on a Pakistani dictator’s death
‘Yes, sir, I was the one who got away.’
Hanif Mohammed
Trending
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Read at home: The unpublished epilogue to Anukrti Upadhyay’s novel ‘Bhaunri’
‘I grew curious too and wondered how things panned out after that rather cataclysmic ending.’
Anukrti Upadhyay
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Read at home: A poignant scene between a father and a daughter in Jhumpa Lahiri’s fiction
An excerpt from ‘Unaccustomed Earth’, by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Read at home: Life and love under a lockdown in and around an Andaman prison during the British raj
An excerpt from ‘The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali’, a novel by Uzma Aslam Khan.
Uzma Aslam Khan
Video
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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Watch: Spectacular timelapse video shows northern lights shining over erupting volcano in Iceland
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As Uddhav Thackeray pilots Maharashtra through Covid-19, a look at how he changed the Shiv Sena once
An except from ‘The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj And The Shadow Of Their Senas’, by Dhaval Kulkarni.
Dhaval Kulkarni
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Read at home: In search of the man who called himself the Amitabh Bachchan of Alaska
An excerpt from ‘Searching For Home: Stories Of Indians Living Abroad’, by Simran Chawla.
Simran Chawla
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Read at home: In this fantasy story, ‘Death’ visits a young woman who has accosted him in the past
An excerpt from the story The Girl Who Haunted Death by Nikita Deshpande, from ‘Magical Women’, edited by Sukanya Venkatraghavan.
Nikita Deshpande
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Read at home: How this venture capital company missed the chance to invest in BookMyShow
In this excerpt from ‘The Moonshot Game: Adventures of an Indian Venture Capitalist’, Rahul Chandra recounts an investment his company regretted not making.
Rahul Chandra
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Read at home: After the apocalypse, a woman meets a man. Sparks might fly
An excerpt from ‘Contingency Plans For The Apocalypse And Other Possible Situations’, by SB Divya.
SB Divya
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Read at home: Meet Amma Bi and Jumman in this short story by actor Pankaj Kapur
An excerpt from ‘Dopehri’ by Pankaj Kapur, translated from the Hindustani by Rahul Soni.
Pankaj Kapur
The Field
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record
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Badminton, Asia C’Ships: Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag to lead Indian challenge in China