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Sophie Blackall: “We all need support and community”

Published on Aug 22, 2025 10:35 pm IST

Author Sophie Blackall at the Neev Literature Festival in Bengaluru (Neev Literature Festival)

Report: Bhutan Echoes 2025; Drukyul’s Literature and Arts Festival

Teacher and author Kalu Rinpoche (Courtesy Bhutan Echoes)

Published on Aug 22, 2025 10:34 pm IST

Review: The Hindi Heartland by Ghazala Wahab

In a town in north India (Shutterstock)

Published on Aug 22, 2025 10:28 pm IST

Indian tribal literature: working against the oblivion of ruthless time

Tribal women of Birbhum preparing for a performance as part of the Hul Utsav to commemorate the Santhal battle against the British in 1885. While writers like Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, author, The Adivasi Will Not Dance among other works, are prominent in the Indian English sphere, in general, Indian language literature has not been very inclusive. (Subhendu Ghosh/Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 22, 2025 04:54 pm IST

Book review: A story of grief, inheritance and the echoes of rebellion

Cover of Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew's debut book, The Remnants of Rebellion.

HTCity Delhi Junction

Published on Aug 22, 2025 06:00 am IST

Revisiting Adolescence, the Netflix miniseries that’s been nominated for 13 Emmys

Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller and Owen Patrick Cooper as Jamie Miller (Courtesy Netflix)

Published on Aug 22, 2025 03:22 am IST

Review: The South by Tash Aw

A view of rural Malaysia. (Shutterstock)

Published on Aug 21, 2025 04:00 pm IST

Review: Asia After Europe by Sugata Bose

The Asian future: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 21, 2025 03:16 am IST

Book Review: Bianca Gillam's Bad Publicity has promising premise, poor execution

Cover of author Bianca Gillam's debut novel Bad Publicity.

HTCity Delhi Junction

Published on Aug 20, 2025 12:21 pm IST

A remarkable revival; celebrating 20 years of Dastangoi

Dastan-e-Mir in performance (Courtesy Dastangoi Collective)

Updated on Aug 19, 2025 04:29 pm IST

Report: Vasant Gujarati Theatre Festival

Jigna Vyas in Ohh Womaniya…! that was staged as part of the Vasant Gujarati Theatre Festival at The Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai. (Narendra Dangiya/NCPA)

Published on Aug 18, 2025 10:35 pm IST

Book Review: Gunboy is a revenge saga about style, swag, and schoolyard bruises

The cover of Shreyas Rajagopal's second novel Gunboy

HTCity Delhi Junction

Published on Aug 18, 2025 11:10 am IST

Sanjaya Baru interview: We’ve turned emigration into an aspiration

Sanjaya Baru, an economist and political analyst, has written extensively on India's economic transformation and development. His recent book is Secession of the Successful: The Flight Out of New India.

Published on Aug 16, 2025 09:55 am IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book on the hypocrisy of the privileged in India, the definitive story of one of the country’s most audacious political experiments, and a book that offers answers to pressing questions about generational change. (Shirish Sharma)

Published on Aug 16, 2025 03:50 am IST

George Steinmetz: “The Indian bureaucracy is really quite impressive! ”

George Steinmetz (Courtesy the subject)

Published on Aug 16, 2025 03:48 am IST

Review: One and Three Quarters by Shrikant Bojewar

This could be Langdya’s village: A hamlet in Raigad, Maharashtra. (Raju Shinde)

Published on Aug 16, 2025 03:46 am IST

Interview: AR Venkatachalapathy, author, Swadeshi Steam

Author AR Venkatachalapathy (Courtesy the subject)

Published on Aug 16, 2025 03:30 am IST

Selma Dabbagh: “I am worried about how we are becoming desensitised to horror”

Author Selma Dabbagh (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Aug 15, 2025 11:59 am IST

Reframing the courtesan: Umrao Jaan

Rekha in and as Umrao Jaan. (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 14, 2025 08:22 pm IST

Review: Three Days in June by Anne Tyler

A view of Baltimore where Anne Tyler’s novel is set. (Shutterstock)

Published on Aug 14, 2025 03:06 am IST

Barking up the wrong tree

Children playing with street dogs in New Delhi. (Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 13, 2025 05:41 pm IST

Will Schwalbe: “People with gay friends can be homophobic”

Author Will Schwalbe (Michael Maren/Courtesy willschwalbe.com)

Published on Aug 13, 2025 05:30 am IST

Quizzing redux: The return of a niche pursuit

A quiz contest for school students in progress in Mumbai. (Shakti Yadav/Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 11, 2025 07:55 pm IST

Filmmaker Manish Mundra on his new book: Wildlife photography teaches discipline

Filmmaker-author Manish Mundra has come up with his maiden book on wildlife photography.

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Published on Aug 10, 2025 01:31 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of good reads includes an anthology of stories influenced by the life and teachings of Yogi Gorakhnath, a book of essays and poems that reflect on letting go, and a comprehensive account of a fabled city. (HT Team)

Published on Aug 09, 2025 03:54 am IST

Ravikant Kisana: “Caste is never framed as a savarna question”

Author Ravikant Kisana (Courtesy the subject)

Published on Aug 09, 2025 03:48 am IST

Review: The Tiger’s Share byKeshava Guha

This could be a room in Brahm Saxena’s home (Corbis via Getty Images)

Published on Aug 09, 2025 03:46 am IST

Review: Learning to Make Tea for One by Andaleeb Wajid

Days of darkness and fear: A Covid-19 Care Centre in New Delhi in May 2021. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 09, 2025 03:40 am IST

Reflections on writing in the age of AI

“The real reason so many of us write is because we must. Because writing is more than communication. Writing demands stillness and introspection. It distils and crystallizes what might otherwise remain unuttered, unfiltered.” (Shutterstock)

Published on Aug 08, 2025 03:47 pm IST

Of brawls, romance, pathos and valour: The Little Clay Cart and Kutiyattam

Charudatta played by Sooraj Nambiar and Vasanthasena played by Kapila Venu in G Venu’s staging of Mrcchakatikam. (Courtesy Natanakairali Archives)

Published on Aug 07, 2025 05:57 pm IST

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