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Book Review | An uncle’s-eye view of modern India

A man ties a woman to a chair and runs a live auction where figures from her past bid money to decide her fate

21 Sept 2024 1:14 PM IST

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Book Review | Can women’s friendship survive a revolution?

Telling the story of the Iranian Revolution, this book is about two friends, Ellie and Homa

21 Sept 2024 12:40 PM IST

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Book Review | Golden Road trumps Silk Route

Dalrymple argues that India was a key intermediary in the exchanges between Rome and China

21 Sept 2024 12:28 PM IST

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Maps and mind-twisters

Ankon Mitra’s current exhibition illustrates the ubiquitous act of folding, seen in everything from the genome of an...

20 Sept 2024 12:44 AM IST

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A book filled with empathy on every page

A novel that shows the different forms of love, the power of friendships, healing, and the desire to leave a legacy

18 Sept 2024 12:46 AM IST

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Book Review | Gut-wrenching novel on lives, Yazidi legacy

As I read There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak, I wished there was such a thing as reverse pathetic fallacy. Much...

14 Sept 2024 5:12 PM IST

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Book Review | Of secrets, spies & a power couple

The author observes “the ambitious couple was perhaps best suited for intelligence,” as the Coomars dined and wined...

14 Sept 2024 5:08 PM IST

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Book Review | Odisha’s narcotic cultures make for exciting reading

Author and bookseller Akshaya Bahibala's Bhang Journeys is an inquiry into the culture of psychoactive use in Odisha

14 Sept 2024 5:02 PM IST

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U.S. Mission India and Room to Read India Launch Nationwide...

Today Room to Read India and the U.S. Mission India led a nationwide ‘Read-a-thon’. This participatory event saw...

11 Sept 2024 4:28 PM IST

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A love story inked with henna tints

An enemies-to-lovers YA romance read about a young rebellious girl’s ambitions and how she uplifts her entire family

11 Sept 2024 12:02 AM IST

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‘One World, Many Frames’ for Sony BBC Earth’s - Earth in Focus

Known for its compelling narratives and meaningful initiatives, Sony BBC Earth has launched the fourth edition of...

8 Sept 2024 4:50 PM IST

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‘Witness To Surrender’ spotlights Pakistan’s terminal fear of...

Guwahati: While the history of Bangladesh is still being rewritten, the accounts of a Pakistani Major of the 1971...

8 Sept 2024 1:04 PM IST