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Silence and slowness are two such familiar measures which Gopal Lahiri as a poet often re-lapses into to offer new unheralded spectral possibilities of space and sound

Paul’s narratives, with their unconventional forms and philosophical undertones, challenge readers to confront the lingering trauma of Partition

The book presents a dramatic account of how Velupillai Prabhakaran lost his fiefdom by 2009

In conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir, the musician says: “I look for that acceptance; my ego requires that my playing is getting across”

The effective administrator and anti-corruption crusader shares his inspiring journey

Here are two very different yet very similar books of poems that lay bare the very nucleus of human existence in the age of modernity

This book is also a timely reminder of the great tradition of modern ornithology, long before bird-watching got fresh wind due to the easy access to cellphone photography and electronic bird guides

The author's individual story is a micro-reflection of the story of a nation, struggling for Independence, recognition and respect.

An attempt to capture in images and words what is happening to the world around us, ‘The Green Book’ is Amitava Kumar’s third book in the series after ‘The Blue Book’ and ‘The Yellow Book’

Author Bhaichand Patel packs in quite a few characters in his slim novel for it to race forward smoothly with quite a few improbable twists

A book of criticism, ‘100 Years of A Passage to India’ goes beyond a simple, immediate critical reading of the novel

The book is set against the backdrop of a renaissance movement that swept across all castes and communities and subverted the basic fabric of a highly conservative society

‘The Legacy of Guru Dutt: 2025 Diary’ by Nasreen Munni Kabir is surprisingly insightful and delightful

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ is winner of the JCB Prize for Literature 2024

Ashok Ahlawat is a loquacious ex-NDA veteran of self-confessedly middling military achievement, who deliberately, if not brazenly, flaunts his knowledge of classics in English literature, starting with Latin quotes and moving on to poet laureates, etc. Early on, he explains...

When KP Singh led the Deccan Horse contingent as an Army officer in the 1954 Republic Day parade, nobody could have imagined that he would emerge as one of India’s top business leaders. Known affectionately as KP, he says circumstances...

Devi Yesodharan’s novel masterfully captures the essence of “otherness”. It delves into the undefined gap that gnaws at the hearts of those who don’t belong, whether due to ethnicity, race, economic status, or simply not being in a place that...

While reading this book, I experience the anguish of a distinguished professor as she looks at the rise of the triumphant Hindutva, or the aggression implicit in the politics of majoritarianism and hyper-nationalism. Yes, Zoya Hasan’s new book reminds us...

Sujit Saraf’s ‘Island’ is a captivating exploration of isolation, ambition and the collision between modernity and indigenous life. Inspired by the tragic real-life encounter of American missionary John Chau with the Sentinelese in 2018, the novel reimagines this incident as...

How innocent we must seem when we don’t know our fate,” says Hanif Kureishi in ‘Shattered’. It is one of the truest lines I have read in a long time. A man is at his partner’s house in Italy, running...

Pain and suffering, the eternal woes of being mortal… How we all wish, at times, for the elixir of happiness, one that will grant us the supreme goal of contentment and free us from the cycle of desire. But what...