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HT Picks; New Reads

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Published on Apr 10, 2026 10:56 pm IST
This week’s pick of interesting reads includes poetry of Sufi mystic Bullhe Shah, a biography of a wild tiger who roamed the Tadoba-Andhari reserve, and the story of how mathematics has been used to study the mind (Akash Shrivastav)
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Sheena Kalayil: “We need to acknowledge our successes with humility”

Author Sheena Kalayil (Sara Benjamin)
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Published on Apr 10, 2026 10:54 pm IST

Review: The Invisible Sun by Attar, translated by Sholeh Wolpé

A Persian miniature painting of an anecdote in Conference of the Birds, another remarkable work by the Sufi poet Fariduddin Attar. (Pictures From History/Universal)
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Published on Apr 10, 2026 10:52 pm IST

Review: Atal Bihari Vajpayee; The Eternal Statesman by Vijay Goel

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee delivering a speech at Parade ground in Bhopal in October 2003. (Prakash Singh/Hindustan Times)
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Published on Apr 10, 2026 10:50 pm IST

Excerpt: First Bite by Priyadarshini Chatterjee

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Khasi women at food stalls in Nongrim Hills in Shillong city. (Shutterstock)
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Updated on Apr 10, 2026 02:59 pm IST

Excerpt: The Dog MEOWS, The Cat BARKS by Eka Kurniawan

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Children playing in the park in Pekalongan, Indonesia. (Shutterstock)
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Updated on Apr 09, 2026 06:17 pm IST

Report: ITC Sangeet Sammelan

Begum Parween Sultana setting the tone for a magical weekend. (Courtesy ITC Sangeet Research Academy Kolkata)
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Updated on Apr 09, 2026 12:34 pm IST

Five Best: Understanding Iran

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Five top books on Iran.
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Updated on Apr 08, 2026 12:02 pm IST

Khalid Jawed: “I keep saying that feeling is more important than understanding”

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Author Khalid Jawed (Pranavi Sharma)
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Updated on Apr 07, 2026 08:05 pm IST

Kazim Ali: “I see myself like Tiresias, changing every few years”

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Poet, novelist and essayist Kazim Ali (Courtesy kazimali.com)
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Updated on Apr 06, 2026 03:01 pm IST

Excerpt: The Corpse Collector; A True Story by Vinu P and Niyas Kareem

Author Vinu P (Courtesy the publisher)
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Published on Apr 04, 2026 04:44 am IST

Anne Beate Hovind: “Our relation to time has become so short term”

Anne Beate Hovind of the Future Library Project (Jaipur Literature Festival)
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Published on Apr 04, 2026 04:14 am IST

Review: Hooked by Asako Yuzuki

Friends walk through a shopping area in Tokyo’s Ginza district (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
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Published on Apr 04, 2026 04:10 am IST

Review: In The beginning There Was Bombay Duck by Pronoti Datta

A neighbourhood in central Mumbai. (Shutterstock)
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Published on Apr 04, 2026 04:00 am IST

HT Picks; New Reads

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This week’s pick of good reads includes a novel by Indonesia’s best-known writer, a book about breakfasts in India’s cities, and another on picturesque imagery in colonial Indian art. (Akash Shrivastav)
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Published on Apr 04, 2026 02:09 am IST

Excerpt: The Phoenix Rises; The Resurrection of Cochin by Pushpa and Raghu Palat

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A portrait of Shakthan Thampuran (By Rolex369/Wikimedia Commons)
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Published on Apr 02, 2026 02:12 pm IST

Mirza Waheed: “I didn’t want to do a radicalisation story”

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Author Mirza Waheed (Courtesy the subject)
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Updated on Apr 01, 2026 07:17 pm IST

On publishing queer literature for Indian readers in English

English-language publishers in India are making their lists more inclusive. (Shutterstock)
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Published on Apr 01, 2026 03:49 pm IST

Excerpt: Extra-Ordinary by Aparna Agarwal

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Apple orchards in Kashmir (Shutterstock)
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Updated on Mar 31, 2026 08:27 pm IST

Book to Screen: The Housemaid

Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried in The Housemaid. (Film still)
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Published on Mar 30, 2026 08:39 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a murder mystery featuring a fiery school teacher, and a book on the science woven into ordinary things (Akash Shrivastav)
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Published on Mar 28, 2026 03:44 am IST

Ana Paula Maia: “The world is degenerate and violent”

Author Ana Paula Maia (Pablo Contreras)
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Published on Mar 28, 2026 03:42 am IST

Review: Maryam & Son by Mirza Waheed

The Sunday Market in Walthamstow in London where the novel is set. (Shutterstock)
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Published on Mar 28, 2026 03:30 am IST

Review: India-Pakistan Relations: A Saga of Unending Disputes by Satish Chandra

Jinnah House in Mumbai (Ritesh Uttamchandani)
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Published on Mar 27, 2026 10:52 pm IST

Excerpt: The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg

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“Another powerful way to think about routines is to develop daily, weekly, and monthly practices.” Here, people have incorporated yoga into their daily lives. (Shutterstock)
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Updated on Mar 27, 2026 05:38 pm IST

Excerpt: The Story Keepers by April Fonti

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Women seeking treatment at Dolma Lhamo’s home (April Fonti)
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Published on Mar 26, 2026 07:33 pm IST

Review: 12 Years by Chetan Bhagat

A couple in Mumbai (Shutterstock)
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Published on Mar 26, 2026 02:51 pm IST

In Tolkien’s footsteps: The English landscapes that inspired Middle-earth

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Chedder Gorge in Somerset, UK (Courtesy Visit Bath)
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Updated on Mar 25, 2026 04:05 pm IST

Excerpt: Madira; India’s Forgotten Spirits and Cocktail Revival

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“Over generations, we learned to look down on our own spirits. Mahua became the ‘poor man’s drink’. Feni was relegated to holiday souvenirs. Arrack was pushed into the shadows.” Not anymore. (Shutterstock)
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Published on Mar 24, 2026 06:47 pm IST

Vaishali Shroff: “Without faith and belief there cannot be activism”

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Author Vaishali Shroff (Kerala Literature Festival)
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Updated on Mar 23, 2026 08:09 pm IST
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