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HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a portrait of one of India’s first public intellectuals, the raw material of internet life, and tracing the journeys of eight singular voices (Shirish Sharma)
Published on Jun 27, 2025 17:19 IST

Review: Loal Kashmir by Mehak Jamal

Under the chinar trees at the Nishat Mughal garden in Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 27, 2025 17:16 IST

Behind the scenes of Deepa Bhasthi’s new book

A page from Champi and the Fig Tree (Courtesy Pratham Books)
Published on Jun 27, 2025 17:15 IST

From read-alouds to lifelong learning

“Reading must not be seen merely as an academic exercise. It is an emotional and intellectual journey.” (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 23, 2025 13:04 IST

Review: Rama Bhima Soma by Srikar Raghavan

A Yakshagana performer; just one of the many facets of Karnataka (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 21, 2025 24:38 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on the Dalit experience internationally, another on philosophical and practical concerns, and a picture of China through the life stories of four women (Shirish Sharma)
Updated on Jun 20, 2025 19:28 IST

Review: The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

The magic of glass (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 20, 2025 08:09 IST

Of online voyeurs and offline vigilantes

In the grip of true crime (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 19, 2025 13:50 IST

Review: Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah

A street in Zanzibar (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 19, 2025 08:21 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on the connection between mathematics and human creativity, stories passed down through generations in the Kashmir Valley, and a volume on the downfall of the founder of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. (Akash Shrivastav)
Published on Jun 13, 2025 17:03 IST

Review: Our Bones in Your Throat by Megha Rao

Undated engraving entitled "WITCHCRAFT AT SALEM VILLAGE". (Bettmann Archive/Getty)
Published on Jun 13, 2025 17:02 IST

Review: Daisy & Woolf by Michelle Cahill

Virginia Woolf, author of Mrs Dalloway. A marginal character in Woolf’s novel is at the centre of Michelle Cahill’s Daisy & Woolf. (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 13, 2025 17:01 IST

Celebrating 550 years of modern chess

Making moves in Valencia (Veidehi Gite)
Published on Jun 13, 2025 05:43 IST