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Shekhar Pathak, author, The Chipko Movement: ‘Ecology and economy are connected’
Updated on Dec 05, 2022 09:07 AM IST
The winner of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022 and founder of the People’s Association for Himalaya Area Research (PAHAR) talks about writing a people’s history of the movement
Chintan Girish Modi
Review: The Cinema of Satyajit Ray by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
A volume on the film maker’s oeuvre includes analyses of his 39 films and interviews with those who have been struck by his work
Published on Dec 01, 2022 05:10 PM IST
Shoma A Chatterji
Excerpt: Bombay After Ayodhya by Jitendra Dixit
This extract from a contemporary biography of the city points out that, 14 years after the 26/11 attacks, Mumbai’s security systems still aren’t as robust as they should be
Updated on Nov 30, 2022 08:33 PM IST
Jitendra Dixit
Report: The Prithvi Theatre Festival 2022
The plays, poetry readings, talks, dance performances, and music concerts presented at the festival gave audiences a taste of the magic of live performances
Updated on Nov 30, 2022 09:33 AM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Review: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Friends star Matthew Perry’s eye-opening memoir talks about his fear of being alone and his lifelong struggle with drugs and alcohol
Updated on Nov 28, 2022 06:50 PM IST
Neha Kirpal
Book Box: Why We Need Memoirs — 1
A policewoman, and a Nobel prize winner, and seven reasons to read memoirs.
Updated on Dec 04, 2022 06:55 PM IST
Review: Cherry Red Cherry Black by Kavery Nambisan
A book that traces the origin of coffee, its history in India, and the growth of coffee culture in the country
Updated on Nov 26, 2022 03:45 PM IST
Swati Rai
Review: India After 1947 by Rajmohan Gandhi
We are the country with the longest constitution in the world
Published on Nov 26, 2022 01:13 AM IST
Samrat Choudhury
Interview: Ashok Maheshwari, MD, Rajkamal Prakashan – “The prize changed things overnight”
On how things have changed for the 75-year-old publishing house since Geetanjali Shree won the International Booker Prize
Published on Nov 26, 2022 01:03 AM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s reading list includes a book that examines the last three decades of great change in Mumbai, 22 essays that comprise a tribute to a pioneering art historian, and a collection of poems
Published on Nov 26, 2022 12:48 AM IST
HT Team
Interview: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author, Independence
On her new book that follows the lives of three sisters at the end of the British occupation of India to illustrate what independence means for a country and for its women
Published on Nov 26, 2022 12:37 AM IST
Simar Bhasin
Essay: My feathered friends are homeless
On the sad loss of a green spot that has pushed out numerous birds and small animals from a Delhi neighbourhood
Updated on Nov 25, 2022 04:12 AM IST
Prerna Jain
Review: Breath; The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
Breathing is more than an intuitive act and studies have shown that many maladies like asthma, anxiety and psoriasis can be reduced or reversed simply by changing the way we inhale and exhale
Published on Nov 24, 2022 06:02 PM IST
Sudhirendar Sharma
Excerpt: The Book of Bihari Literature edited by Abhay K
This short story, A Hindu Parrot, from a collection of writing by Biharis down the centuries, encompasses the themes of love, fluidity and religious identity
Updated on Nov 25, 2022 08:38 AM IST
Pandey Surendra
A heartbreaking tale where life comes full circle
The Wish by author Nicholas Sparks, takes one through the journey of Maggie, her life molded by her experiences and her love for a boy named Bryce.
Updated on Nov 23, 2022 07:08 PM IST
Tara Bhattacharya, New Delhi
Review: Happy Endings by Minita Sanghvi
A dramatic Indian LGBTQi love story featuring an award-winning author and a Bollywood film star
Updated on Nov 22, 2022 08:49 PM IST
Neha Kirpal
Amit Majmudar, author, The Map and the Scissors: ‘I Am All Over the Past’
On making MK Gandhi and MA Jinnah the central characters in his novel that won this year’s Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award for fiction
Updated on Nov 22, 2022 07:59 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Book Box: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of YA
Pick up these five pacy books. And meet Menaka Raman, who says reading YA helps her be more understanding and empathetic with her two boys.
Published on Nov 22, 2022 02:43 PM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a collection of writing by authors across millennia, who were born or lived in what is modern-day Bihar, a book on miniature painting at the Bundelkhand royal courts of Orchha, Datia and Panna, and a volume that features the work of persecuted poets, writers and activists
Updated on Nov 18, 2022 09:46 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Jayasree Kalathil, translator - “Read the text for what it is”
The award-winning translator from Malayalam to English on collaborating with authors and dismantling the literary canon
Published on Nov 18, 2022 09:44 PM IST
Kunal Ray
Review: The Education of Yuri byJerry Pinto
Yuri Fonseca of Mahim, raised without family but for his uncle, has grown up lonely
Published on Nov 18, 2022 09:43 PM IST
Suhit Bombaywala
Review: Cubbon Park; The Green Heart of Bengaluru by Roopa Pai
Bursting with love for Cubbon Park, Roopa Pai brings together the voices of a range of citizens who fought to protect Bengaluru’s green cathedral
Published on Nov 18, 2022 09:41 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Ghazala Wahab, author, Born a Muslim: ‘The Muslim vote bank is a myth’
The author, whose book has been longlisted for the ₹15 lakh Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022, talks about the increasing political irrelevance of Muslims in India and the importance of feminist interpretations of the Quran
Updated on Nov 18, 2022 05:20 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Mani Ratnam: ‘A film writer needs to be a scavenger’
The 6th Indian Screenwriters Conference presented masterclasses on writing for film and web series, sessions on lyric writing, and opportunities to network
Updated on Nov 17, 2022 07:25 PM IST
Mihir Chitre
Review: Hyderabad: Book 2 of The Partition Trilogy by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
A historical novel set in Hyderabad recreates the immediate aftermath of Partition when the Nizam hadn’t yet acceded to India
Updated on Nov 16, 2022 08:38 PM IST
Neha Kirpal
Review: Nomads; The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World by Anthony Sattin
Exploring the contribution of nomadic communities like the Mongols, Xiongnu, Mughals, Safavids and Ottomans to construct an alternative history
Updated on Nov 16, 2022 04:22 PM IST
Syed Saad Ahmed
Rukmini S: ‘Women are socialised into thinking that math is not for them’
The winner of the Tata Literature Live! First Book award, who has also been nominated for the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022, talks about befriending data
Updated on Nov 15, 2022 04:38 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
10 children’s books that adult readers enjoy
On Children’s Day, here’s a list of books for children and young people that also appeal to adult readers
Updated on Nov 14, 2022 07:21 PM IST
Pooja Bhula
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s list of interesting reads includes an anthology of short fiction that shows there’s more to Goa than beaches, a book on the life of one of India’s greatest monarchs, and a vegetarian cookbook
Published on Nov 11, 2022 10:02 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Mark-Anthony Falzon, author, The Sindhis; Selling Anything, Anywhere - “Sindhi women play an important part in the making of networks”
On contemporary Sindhis being embedded in societies across the world even as they retain their own culture
Published on Nov 11, 2022 10:00 PM IST
Saaz Aggarwal
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