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]Essay: Of avian romance in the Capital
Updated on Mar 21, 2023 06:18 PM IST
From the loud anthem of the brown-headed barbet to the frenetic dance of the purple sunbird, love is in the air for Delhi’s birds
Prerna Jain
Jyoti Patel, The Things That We Lost: ‘This novel was a reflection of real life’
The author who was born in Paris to British Indian parents and now lives in London talks about belonging, a central theme in diasporic literature, and the inheritance of loss that migration engenders
Updated on Mar 20, 2023 08:04 PM IST
Shireen Quadri
Book Box: Fighting the Patriarchs with a Bookstore Crawl in NYC
Uncover the secrets of patriarchal domination in these four books. And meet the amazing Angela Saini, author of the sensational new book on the origins of patriarchy.
Updated on Mar 18, 2023 02:03 PM IST
Essay: On watching The Lying Life of Adults
The Netflix series is possibly better than the Elena Ferrante novel on which it is based
Updated on Mar 17, 2023 07:05 PM IST
Nidhi Dugar Kundalia
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a volume that makes a case for why political speech must be constitutionally protected, a book that examines the President’s role when authoritarian governments are voted into power, and a coming-of-age novel set in troubled times
Published on Mar 17, 2023 05:40 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Ben Schott, author, Jeeves and the Leap of Faith - “There is a clarity in the way Wodehouse uses words”
When and how did you fall in love with the work of PG Wodehouse?When I was a child, my father used to read to me
Updated on Mar 17, 2023 05:41 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Review: Friends with Benefits; The India-US Story by Seema Sirohi
A new book aims to show that the relationship between India and the US has shifted from being one of mutual suspicion to one of mutual conviviality
Published on Mar 17, 2023 05:36 PM IST
Pravin Sawhney
Review: Maulana Azad; A Life
S Irfan Habib’s biography of Maulana Azad presents his untiring efforts to unite Hindus and Muslims through speeches and writings, and also enlightens the reader about other forgotten Muslim champions of a unified India
Published on Mar 17, 2023 05:35 PM IST
Arun AK
Report: The India Pen Show 2023
Fountain pen enthusiasts, collectors, and sellers of pens, inks, stationery and accessories participated in the event
Updated on Mar 16, 2023 08:04 PM IST
Suhit Bombaywala
Review: The Haunting of Delhi City by Jatin Bhasin and Suparna Chawla Bhasin
Suffused with nostalgia even for its forgotten horrors, this collection of nine short stories is an unusual homage to the Delhi of the 1990s
Published on Mar 16, 2023 07:26 PM IST
Neha Kirpal
Essay: On the continuing fascination with Marilyn Monroe
From Joyce Carol Oates to Norman Mailer and Andrew Dominik, most writers and filmmakers find it impossible to celebrate Monroe for the artist she was and view her life only as tragedy
Updated on Mar 15, 2023 06:50 PM IST
Prahlad Srihari
Review: The Hyderabad Heist by Sharmishtha Shenoy
A gripping account of the robbery of expensive artefacts encrusted with precious stones from the Nizam’s Museum in Hyderabad in 2018 and how the thieves were apprehended
Updated on Mar 15, 2023 10:39 AM IST
Neha Kirpal
Sharif D Rangnekar, author, Queersapien: ‘Delhi is invested in patriarchy’
Against the backdrop of the government’s opposition to the legalization of same sex marriage, the singer-songwriter and workplace inclusion consultant talks about how discrimination against LGBTQIA people continues in education, health care, homes, workplaces, and in banking and insurance
Updated on Mar 15, 2023 10:30 AM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Book Box: The Double Lives of Working Women
Pick up these three books as gifts for working women and men. And meet Kavitha Murali, writer of the popular ‘Girl at Work’ newsletter.
Published on Mar 11, 2023 11:39 AM IST
A feast of classical music
The Mahendra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival 2023 showcased a range of forms including khayal, thumri, ghazal, soz and marsiakhwani that are a part of the city’s rich tradition of the performing arts
Updated on Mar 10, 2023 07:19 PM IST
Manjari Sinha
Interview, Amar Farooqui, author, The Colonial Subjugation of India - “There was a continuous tradition of resistance to British rule”
On his new book which charts the violence inflicted by the British Empire and the resistance against it that culminated in India’s independence
Published on Mar 10, 2023 05:47 PM IST
Majid Maqbool
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a book on one of Mumbai’s most baffling crimes, a volume that uses patachitra and comics toexplore the impact of famine on Indians, and a handbook for those looking for a way to sell everything from washing powder to fintech
Published on Mar 10, 2023 05:46 PM IST
HT Team
Review: Beloved Rongomala by Shaheen Akhtar, translated by Shabnam Nadiya
An intricate novel filled with asides, descriptions and observations where even minor characters show up with generational biographical sketches
Published on Mar 10, 2023 05:45 PM IST
Saudamini Jain
Review: The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
In his latest book, Mukherjee argues that we need to look at the interconnectedness between the trillions of cells in the body as well as between cells and the environment
Published on Mar 10, 2023 05:44 PM IST
Syed Saad Ahmed
The pressure to be ‘good’: Controversy and women’s writing in India
Following International Women’s Day on March 8, here’s a list of figures whose words continue to have great power
Updated on Mar 09, 2023 07:16 PM IST
Shoma A Chatterji
Review: Legend of the Snow Queen by Manjiri Prabhu
The latest Re Parkar destination thriller reconciles the conflict between surprise and suspense and provides a resolution that is unpredictable yet satisfying
Published on Mar 09, 2023 05:18 PM IST
Ashwin Sanghi
Mani Rao, translator, Saundarya Lahari: I translate when a text takes hold of me
At the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2023, Rao spoke about ‘Wave of Beauty’, the English translation of the Sanskrit text attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
Updated on Mar 09, 2023 08:02 AM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Reading The Alice Project by Satwik Gade
A novel that examines its eponymous protagonist’s quest for meaning and his attempts to create a solid foundation for himself even as he battles a perpetual sense of emptiness
Updated on Mar 06, 2023 04:11 PM IST
Saleem Rashid Shah
Book Box: The Goddess, the Writer of Science, and Women Who Fight
Celebrate the upcoming Women’s Day by reading these three books about women fighters. Anald meet Mahima Vashisht, the fiery and fearless newsletter writer.
Updated on Mar 06, 2023 04:08 PM IST
Women’s Day 2023 Aanchal Malhotra: History-writing can no longer be male dominated
As India celebrates 75 years of its independence, writer Aanchal Malhotra continues to narrate history through her words. Basking in the success of her latest work — The Book of Everlasting Things — she shares what it takes to make the female voice heard in the past, present and future.
Published on Mar 04, 2023 10:50 AM IST
Henna Rakheja, New Delhi
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s list of interesting reads includes a memoir on the pleasures of bibliophily, a book that looks at the history of human migration, and the Maruti Suzuki story told through the voices of the workers
Published on Mar 03, 2023 10:20 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Tsering Yangzom Lama, author, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies - “Tibetans are always translating”
On exile, placing women at the centre of the narrative, and how the structure of Tibetan stories aligns with a samsaric understanding of life
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 11:58 AM IST
Simar Bhasin
Review: Talking Life; Javed Akhtar In conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir
In this conversational biography, poet, lyricist, and screenplay writer Javed Akhtar looks back at his struggles, mistakes, and penchant for swimming against the tide
Published on Mar 03, 2023 09:50 PM IST
Lamat R Hasan
Review: In Hard Times; Security in a Time of Insecurity edited by Manoj Joshi, Praveen Swami and Nishtha Gautam
A new collection of essays outlines a security strategy to address the challenges of China and Pakistan
Published on Mar 03, 2023 09:46 PM IST
Pravin Sawhney
Report: Kolkata Literary Meet 2023
Refreshing conversations and weighty discussions transpired alongside each other at the 11th edition of the event
Updated on Mar 03, 2023 03:17 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
