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Book Box: Tell the story of your life in three objects

Updated on Apr 19, 2026 05:00 IST

In Manali, the light streams in early, lighting up our bedroom at 5:30 am

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a collection of Punjabi Dalit short stories, a neurosurgeon’s funny take on life, and a speculative history of Kerala. (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Apr 17, 2026 21:34 IST

Caroline Elkins: “Authoritarianism is part of the colonial legacy”

Author Caroline Elkins (Jaipur LIterature Festival)

Published on Apr 17, 2026 21:32 IST

Review: The Sky Warriors: Operation Sindoor Unveiled by Vishnu Som

Indian Air Force soldiers arriving at Wuyan area of Pampore, Kashmir, for Operation Sindoor on 7 May 2025 (Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Published on Apr 17, 2026 17:27 IST

Review: Ghost-eye by Amitav Ghosh

A woman prepares fish for lunch at the pond in front of her house in Kumrokhali, West Bengal. (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 17, 2026 17:23 IST

Excerpt: Bheja Fry by Mazda Turel

A neurosurgeon’s adventures with hypochondriacs. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 09:27 IST

Excerpt: Maya; The Biography of a Tiger by Anant Sonawane

The ‘M’ on her shoulder made her ‘Maya’ to the world. (Photo courtesy Mahesh Khore)

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 09:04 IST

Review: Lonely People Meet by Sayantan Ghosh

A couple in Delhi (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 16, 2026 08:45 IST

A visit to Maastricht’s cathedral of books

Boekhandel Dominicanen voted the Most Beautiful Bookstore in the World for 2025 (Courtesy Visit Maastricht)

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 16:02 IST

Shobhaa Dé: “Our society does not encourage emotional nakedness”

Author Shobhaa De (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 07:58 IST

Book To Screen: Project Hail Mary

Ryan Reynolds in Project Hail Mary (Film still)

Updated on Apr 13, 2026 13:10 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes poetry of Sufi mystic Bullhe Shah, a biography of a wild tiger who roamed the Tadoba-Andhari reserve, and the story of how mathematics has been used to study the mind (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Apr 10, 2026 17:26 IST

Sheena Kalayil: “We need to acknowledge our successes with humility”

Author Sheena Kalayil (Sara Benjamin)

Published on Apr 10, 2026 17:24 IST

Review: The Invisible Sun by Attar, translated by Sholeh Wolpé

A Persian miniature painting of an anecdote in Conference of the Birds, another remarkable work by the Sufi poet Fariduddin Attar. (Pictures From History/Universal)

Published on Apr 10, 2026 17:22 IST

Review: Atal Bihari Vajpayee; The Eternal Statesman by Vijay Goel

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee delivering a speech at Parade ground in Bhopal in October 2003. (Prakash Singh/Hindustan Times)

Published on Apr 10, 2026 17:20 IST

Excerpt: First Bite by Priyadarshini Chatterjee

Khasi women at food stalls in Nongrim Hills in Shillong city. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 10, 2026 09:29 IST

Excerpt: The Dog MEOWS, The Cat BARKS by Eka Kurniawan

Children playing in the park in Pekalongan, Indonesia. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 12:47 IST

Report: ITC Sangeet Sammelan

Begum Parween Sultana setting the tone for a magical weekend. (Courtesy ITC Sangeet Research Academy Kolkata)

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 07:00 IST

Five Best: Understanding Iran

Five top books on Iran.

Updated on Apr 8, 2026 06:32 IST

Khalid Jawed: “I keep saying that feeling is more important than understanding”

Author Khalid Jawed (Pranavi Sharma)

Updated on Apr 7, 2026 14:35 IST

Kazim Ali: “I see myself like Tiresias, changing every few years”

Poet, novelist and essayist Kazim Ali (Courtesy kazimali.com)

Updated on Apr 6, 2026 09:31 IST

Excerpt: The Corpse Collector; A True Story by Vinu P and Niyas Kareem

Author Vinu P (Courtesy the publisher)

Published on Apr 3, 2026 23:14 IST

Anne Beate Hovind: “Our relation to time has become so short term”

Anne Beate Hovind of the Future Library Project (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Apr 3, 2026 22:44 IST

Review: Hooked by Asako Yuzuki

Friends walk through a shopping area in Tokyo’s Ginza district (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

Published on Apr 3, 2026 22:40 IST

Review: In The beginning There Was Bombay Duck by Pronoti Datta

A neighbourhood in central Mumbai. (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 3, 2026 22:30 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of good reads includes a novel by Indonesia’s best-known writer, a book about breakfasts in India’s cities, and another on picturesque imagery in colonial Indian art. (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Apr 3, 2026 20:39 IST

Excerpt: The Phoenix Rises; The Resurrection of Cochin by Pushpa and Raghu Palat

A portrait of Shakthan Thampuran (By Rolex369/Wikimedia Commons)

Published on Apr 2, 2026 07:45 IST

Mirza Waheed: “I didn’t want to do a radicalisation story”

Author Mirza Waheed (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Apr 1, 2026 13:47 IST

On publishing queer literature for Indian readers in English

English-language publishers in India are making their lists more inclusive. (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 1, 2026 10:19 IST

Excerpt: Extra-Ordinary by Aparna Agarwal

Apple orchards in Kashmir (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 31, 2026 14:57 IST

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