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Reflections on writing in the age of AI

Published on Aug 8, 2025 10:17 IST
“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)

Review: Hot Water by Bhavika Govil

Making a splash: Children learning to swim at a pool in Faridabad. (Nadeem Hassan / Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 6, 2025 12:02 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on fleeing Indian elites, a volume that blends travelogue with memoir, and another that traces the journey of the Chenab. (Shirish Sharma)
Published on Aug 2, 2025 01:10 IST

Review: The Wanderer by V Shinilal

In The Wanderer, the train is a metaphor for the country (Shutterstock)
Published on Aug 2, 2025 01:00 IST

Walking with writers: Yashasvi Vachhani

Yashasvi Vachhani (Courtesy the subject)
Published on Jul 30, 2025 16:34 IST

Review: Strange Pictures by Uketsu

A graveyard in Kyoto, Japan (Shutterstock)
Published on Jul 29, 2025 14:39 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book of poems, a volume on the mango, a fruit that inspires great devotion, and a story about technology. (Shirish Sharma)
Published on Jul 25, 2025 23:34 IST

Report: The Sacred Amritsar 2025

Rehmat-e-Nusrat at The Sacred Amritsar (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar)
Published on Jul 25, 2025 08:01 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a tale full of suspense, a fable with an understanding of human nature, and a book on how India can profit from ongoing transitions. (Shirish Sharma)
Published on Jul 19, 2025 01:10 IST

Review: Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya

An annaprasan ceremony in Assam. The ritual of a child’s first rice feeding is practised by most communities in India. (Shutterstock)
Published on Jul 19, 2025 01:04 IST