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    Review: The Black Orphan by S Hussain Zaidi

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    Published on Nov 28, 2024 12:57 IST
    Part of a damaged helicopter seen lying near the compound after US Navy SEAL commandos killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011. The back story of the protagonist in The Black Orphan includes his secret involvement in the operation. (HT Archive)

    Review: Chikkamma Tours (Pvt) Ltd by Unmana

    Church Street in Bengaluru. “One of the strongest aspects of Unmana’s writing is its sense of place. It is impossible to not recognise the roads and bylanes of Bengaluru as you read the book. From Jayanagar to Koramangala, Indiranagar to Church Street, the book consciously evokes actual spaces without relying on too much expository prose.” (Hemant Mishra/Mint)
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    Published on Nov 27, 2024 16:16 IST

    Maharaja Gaj Singh II: “Folk musicians are custodians of heritage”

    Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Marwar-Jodphur. (Jodhpur RIFF/OIJO)
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    Updated on Nov 27, 2024 13:19 IST

    Review: Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

    A man holding a sign that says, “We Are The 99%” at an Occupy Wall Street protest. Rumaan Alam’s ‘Entitlement’ is set in the wake of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. (Wikimedia Commons)
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    Updated on Nov 25, 2024 11:40 IST

    Book Box: Are You in a Reading Race?

    A view of a bookstore. (HT Photo)
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    Updated on Nov 23, 2024 04:54 IST

    Review: My World Without Jehan by Liana Mistry

    ‘My World Without Jehan’ is the story of the poignant childhood of a troubled boy whose mental turmoil goes unheeded. (fotoduets - stock.adobe.com)
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    Published on Nov 22, 2024 14:59 IST

    Review: The Rout of Prabhakaran by MR Narayan Swamy

    Flanked by bodyguards, LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran poses for a photograph in the northern Jaffna jungles in this picture dated 18 December 1988. (HT Archive)
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    Published on Nov 22, 2024 14:53 IST

    HT Picks; New Reads

    This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a Nobel laureate’s new memoir that is part cookbook, a collection of stories from the work of Sanskrit playwrights of the classical period, and a diary to commemorate the birth centenary of Guru Dutt. (Akash Shrivastav)
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    Updated on Nov 22, 2024 14:42 IST

    Rohin Bhatt – “Emotions play a big role in how cases are decided”

    Lawyer and author Rohin Bhatt (Courtesy the subject)
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    Published on Nov 22, 2024 14:38 IST

    Review: His Miracle, Not His Sin; The Rubaiyat of Sarmad

    Shaikh Sarmad and Mughal prince Dara Shikoh. (Walters Art Museum/Wikimedia Commons)
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    Published on Nov 22, 2024 14:36 IST

    Report: The 16th IDSFFK

    Audience interaction at the 16th IDSFFK (Courtesy IDSFFK)
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    Published on Nov 21, 2024 14:36 IST

    Review: Cultural Encyclopedia of the Dard Tribe by Suheel Rasool Mir

    A view of a Gurez valley. (Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times)
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    Published on Nov 20, 2024 11:46 IST

    Review: Melania by Melania Trump

    Melania Trump arriving at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024. (Evan Vucci/AP)
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    Published on Nov 20, 2024 09:20 IST

    Asghar Wajahat: “We are losing Hindi readership because of a script”

    Hindi writer Asghar Wajahat has been calling for an acceptance of Hindi writing in the Roman script. If Roman Hindi helps popularise Hindi literature among the Hindi speaking but non-Devnagari reading public, what is the harm, he wonders.
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    Updated on Nov 19, 2024 13:33 IST

    Books that imagine that history took a different course

    Curtis Sittenfeld imagines what might have happened to Hillary Rodham Clinton (pictured)
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    Published on Nov 19, 2024 02:30 IST

    Mridul Bhasin: “There’s an urgent need to address road safety in India”

    Mridul Bhasin (Courtesy the subject)
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    Published on Nov 18, 2024 13:47 IST

    Book Box | Booker Prize-winning and other longlisted tales of the sea and sky

    Autumn turns to winter
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    Published on Nov 16, 2024 10:56 IST

    HT Picks; New Reads

    This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a murder mystery featuring two mismatched journalists, an autobiography of a performer, and another by a man who has had an impact on urban development. (Akash Shrivastav)
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    Updated on Nov 15, 2024 19:14 IST

    Saad Mohseni: “The Taliban is not a monolithic movement”

    Saad Mohseni, author, Radio Free Afghanistan (Courtesy the subject)
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    Published on Nov 15, 2024 19:14 IST

    Review: Poor Economics for Kids by Esther Duflo, illustrated by Cheyenne Olivier

    Girls playing hockey in Hesal village, Jharkhand. (Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)
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    Published on Nov 15, 2024 19:13 IST

    Review: Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari

    Futureshock: When AI comes into its own, will it have all the knowledge of the Sapiens without the complications of the Consciousness? (AugmentArt - stock.adobe.com)
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    Published on Nov 15, 2024 19:12 IST

    Of bishonen, tales of same sex love and the I-novel

    Love is all you need. (Manpeppe - stock.adobe.com)
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    Published on Nov 15, 2024 14:36 IST

    Ravi Shankar: “Writing to me is no mere vocation but an identity”

    Ravi Shankar is an academic, poet and translator. (Doug Johnston)
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    Published on Nov 14, 2024 11:59 IST

    Booker Prize 2024: Samantha Harvey’s Orbital becomes first space novel to win

    Samantha Harvey wrote Orbital
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    Published on Nov 13, 2024 08:16 IST

    Shabana Azmi: “I’ve been phenomenally lucky from the beginning”

    Shabana Azmi (Raajessh Kashyap/HT Photo)
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    Updated on Nov 13, 2024 03:26 IST

    Review: Leaf, Water and Flow by Avadhoot Dongare

    One of the characters in the novel states: “A quilt should basically be a product that puts together pieces that would otherwise have been wasted, right? And whatever pattern has to emerge emerges by itself. It’s the companionship of the pieces that is important; where else will the warmth come from?” This description suits ‘Leaf, Water and Flow’ too. (altitudevisual - stock.adobe.com)
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    Published on Nov 12, 2024 13:55 IST

    Review: Orbital by Samantha Harvey

    A breathtaking view of Planet Earth as seen from the international space station porthole in a scientifically accurate 3D VFX rendering. (Gorodenkoff - stock.adobe.com)
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    Published on Nov 11, 2024 13:50 IST

    Book Box | Fast-paced feel-good books

    Listen for the Lie
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    Published on Nov 9, 2024 13:38 IST

    HT Picks; New Reads

    This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a travelogue that’s also a street food guide, a volume that looks at the significance of five international agreements signed by India since 1947, and a novel that comments on the moral decrepitude of contemporary India. (Akash Shrivastav)
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    Updated on Nov 9, 2024 24:10 IST

    Interview: Julia Hauser and Sarnath Banerjee, authors, The Moral Contagion

    Julia Hauser and Sarnath Banerjee, authors, The Moral Contagion. (HT Team)
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    Updated on Nov 9, 2024 24:08 IST
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