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Busybee and Bolshoi in old Bombay

Updated on May 14, 2026 07:36 IST

Behram Contractor aka Busybee, 1999. (Courtesy Sooni Taraporevala)

Excerpt: Trauma Nation; Fighting India’s Silent Epidemic by Nishtha Lamba

“Kabir described himself, in different contexts of the interview, as a ‘good man’. He was not praising himself; it was his moral anchor. His understanding of himself as a ‘good man’ became the very grounds on which the abuse flourished.” (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 12, 2026 18:00 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of good reads includes a book of India’s ancient practices for holistic well-being, another of photographs of Satyajit Ray at work, and a collection of essays on nature. (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on May 8, 2026 17:03 IST

Colm Tóibín: “The main thing is to avoid easy plotting or too much action”

Author Colm Tóibín (Dino Ignani/Getty Images)

Published on May 8, 2026 16:57 IST

Review: Maguni’s Bullock Cart & Other Classic Odia Stories

A couple on Konark beach, Orissa, 1977 (Jagdish Agarwal/Dinodia Photos/Getty Images)

Published on May 8, 2026 16:55 IST

Review: Stories the Fire Could not Burn by Hoihnu Hauzel

Violence in Imphal, Manipur in June, 2025. (Shutterstock)

Published on May 8, 2026 16:54 IST

Review: Departure(s) by Julian Barnes

Of life and memory. (Shutterstock)

Published on May 8, 2026 05:32 IST

Excerpt: Wild Wild East by Tanul Thakur

Not the American dream he expected. (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 7, 2026 11:54 IST

Usha Uthup and her fascinating journey with children’s books

Usha Uthup (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar)

Published on May 7, 2026 07:19 IST

Mahasweta Devi: A hundred years of resistance

Mahasweta Devi (HT Photo)

Updated on May 7, 2026 10:59 IST

Pritpal Singh Betab: “AI is the death of language and literature”

Poet Pritpal Singh Betab (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on May 4, 2026 08:48 IST

Review: The Risalo of Shah Abdul Latif, translated by Christopher Shackle

The shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in Bhit Shah, Sindh, Pakistan. (Getty Images)

Published on May 1, 2026 21:40 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on India’s precarious relationship with antibiotics, another on transcontinental human trafficking, and a volume that explores taste. (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on May 1, 2026 21:38 IST

Daniel Kehlmann: “It is the nature of art to be problematic”

Author Daniel Kehlemann (Heike Steinweg)

Published on May 1, 2026 21:36 IST

Review: India and the Rebalancing of Asia byC Raja Mohan

“India’s journey from being more than a middle power to an emerging great power will require greater hard power, diplomatic creativity, economic vitality, and national consensus at home.” (Shutterstock)

Published on May 1, 2026 21:34 IST

Excerpt: On the Buddha’s Trail in Bangladesh by Sunita Dwivedi

The 100-foot golden reclining Buddha at Vimukti Vihara, Ramu — the largest of its kind in Bangladesh and among the world’s tallest representations of Lord Buddha in parinirvana. (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 1, 2026 10:31 IST

Chris Horton: “All the Taiwanese seek is to maintain the status quo”

Author Chris Horton (Courtesy chrishortonwriter.com)

Updated on May 1, 2026 02:37 IST

Review: Glyph by Ali Smith

Edvard Munch’s The Pathfinder (Wikimedia Commons)

Updated on Apr 29, 2026 15:52 IST

In Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon Avon

Shakespeare’s childhood home in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon. (Courtesy Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 10:49 IST

Review: The Dog MEOWS and The Cat BARKS by Eka Kurniawan

A cheerful group of Indonesian boys. (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 28, 2026 10:16 IST

Shantanu Naidu: “A dog’s default state is a good set of values”

Author Shantanu Naidu (Courtesy the publisher)

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 11:00 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a family saga that’s also a political drama, an introduction to Kerala’s films for an audience outside the state, and Mahesh Bhatt’s memoir of his relationship with his spiritual guru, UG Krishnamurti (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 22:02 IST

Daniyal Mueenuddin: “Life abroad feels like it doesn’t have enough salt in it.”

Daniyal Mueenuddin, author, This is Where the Serpent Lives (Courtesy the publisher)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 21:58 IST

Report: 1st Ferozepur Heritage, Military and Literary Festival 2026

(From left) Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria, Lt Gen (Retd) Dr JS Cheema, Maj Gen RS Manral and Lt Gen (Retd) TS Shergill. (Ferozepur Heritage, Military and Literary Festival)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 21:56 IST

Review: Navsari Tales by Berjis Desai

Ā street in Navsari (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 21:32 IST

Excerpt: Ticket to Kerala by SR Praveen

Mohanlal in Udayananu Tharam (2005) (Film still)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 07:45 IST

Excerpt: The Ashes Are Warm by Mahesh Bhatt

UG Krishnamurti (HT Archive)

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 17:13 IST

Report: The Sacred Amritsar 2026

Diplomat Navdeep Suri and Harinder Baweja, author, They Will Shoot You, Madam, in conversation at The Sacred Amritsar (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar)

Updated on Apr 21, 2026 10:43 IST

Review: Begampur Se Dariyaganj by Yashwant Vyas

A stall at New Delhi Railway Station selling Hindi pulp fiction titles, among other books. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

Published on Apr 21, 2026 10:34 IST

T Keditsu: “In rural India, the idea of ‘children’s books’ becomes superfluous”

Author Theyiesinuo Keditsu who writes creatively as T Keditsu. (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 09:45 IST

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