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    HT Picks; New Reads

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    Published on Oct 2, 2026 21:30 IST
    This week’s pick of good reads includes the story of King Marthanda Varma of Travancore, a book on women’s anger, and a historical mystery. (Amit Sharma)

    Min Jin Lee: “The filtering of human hopes through exams is tragic”

    Author Min Jin Lee (Hae Ran)
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    Updated on Oct 2, 2026 17:10 IST

    Review: Home in the Dark by Jayanta Dey

    A Durga pandal in Kolkata based on the theme of Time. (Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
    books
    Published on Oct 2, 2026 16:52 IST

    Review: The Dig by Sowmiya Ashok

    Archaeological remains at Keeladi (Wikimedia Commons)
    books
    Published on Oct 2, 2026 16:48 IST

    Nature Morte at 30

    Peter Nagy (Nawaid Anjum)
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    Updated on Oct 2, 2026 15:22 IST

    Review: Taipei Story by RF Kuang

    The Taipei skyline over the National Taiwan University (Shutterstock)
    books
    Published on Oct 1, 2026 09:42 IST

    Lucy Worsley had the keys to the palace. Now she’s telling its stories

    Author Lucy Worsley (Mark Hines)
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    Updated on Oct 1, 2026 07:58 IST

    Ajay Aggarwal: “It is the cogs that make things happen”

    Author Ajay Aggarwal (Courtesy the subject)
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    Published on Sep 29, 2026 05:41 IST

    Ashok Ferrey: “Often the comedy was way too black to put down on paper”

    Author Ashok Ferrey (Courtesy Siyahi)
    books
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 10:35 IST

    Gandhi-Tolstoy’s seven letters inspire descendants’ new book on truth, love

    A sketch of Leo Tolstoy by his daughter, Tatiana Sukhotina Tolstoy, sent to Mahatma Gandhi in 1931
    books
    Published on Sep 28, 2026 09:04 IST

    Review: Persian Nights by Alaka Rajan Skinner

    Girls Athletes at Heydarnia Stadium in Tehran, Iran, in the 1970s. (Getty Images)
    books
    Published on Sep 25, 2026 21:52 IST

    HT Picks; New Reads

    On the reading list this week is an anthology that depicts the various forms of the Devi, a novel on travel and otherness, and one of the earliest records of the Partition in Delhi. (Amit Sharma)
    books
    Published on Sep 25, 2026 21:50 IST

    Marcus du Sautoy: “Shakespeare was also a number nerd”

    Author Marcus du Satory (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festial)
    books
    Published on Sep 25, 2026 19:47 IST

    Review: Maya: The Biography of a Tiger by Anant Sonawane

    Maya at the reserve. (Photo courtesy Mahesh Khore)
    books
    Published on Sep 25, 2026 19:10 IST

    Report: Bhashavaad 3.0

    A panel discussion at Bhashavaad 3.0 (Courtesy ashoka.edu.in)
    books
    Updated on Sep 25, 2026 06:24 IST

    Inside Chanakya’s archives

    Large fabric sculptures of the Saptamatrikas (Courtesy Chanakya Atelier)
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    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 08:30 IST

    Review: Indignity by Lea Ypi

    The entrance of Bunk’Art 2, a history museum dedicated to the victims of the Enver Hoxha regime. The museum is inside a preserved Communist-era nuclear pit bunker. (Shutterstock)
    books
    Published on Sep 24, 2026 05:50 IST

    Review: The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams

    A view of a college in Oxford (which may or may not be the university town in The Vivisectors) as yet unburdened by its shrubbery. (Shutterstock)
    books
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 07:45 IST

    Lucy Apps: “It was difficult to find the perfect ending”

    Author Lucy Apps (Yellow Belly)
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    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 11:01 IST

    HT Picks; New Reads

    This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on women’s rights cases of the past 50 years, a collection of animal stories, and a book on the genocide in East Pakistan in 1971. (Amit Sharma)
    books
    Published on Sep 18, 2026 21:42 IST

    MG Vassanji: “Writing is a form of resistance”

    Author MG Vassanji (Courtesy the publisher)
    books
    Published on Sep 18, 2026 21:40 IST

    Review: Tamil; The Best Stories Of Our Times edited by Perundevi

    Mohan 'Golden Man' Babu, a living statue busker performing at Marina Beach, Chennai in September 2024 India. (Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)
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    Published on Sep 18, 2026 21:38 IST

    Review: Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal by Sandip Roy

    Chapal Bhaduri, the legendary female impersonator of the Bengali jatra stage performing at the India Habitat Centre, in New Delhi on April 16, 2018. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
    books
    Published on Sep 18, 2026 21:36 IST

    Report: Marcin — Art of Guitar Tour 2026

    Polish guitarist Marcin Patrzalek (Foreword Lifestyle and Experiences LLP)
    books
    Updated on Sep 18, 2026 09:28 IST

    Book to Screen: The Magic Faraway Tree

    A scene from The Magic Faraway Tree (Entertainment Film Distributors)
    books
    Published on Sep 17, 2026 20:03 IST

    Review: A Historian in Gaza by Jean-Pierre Filiu

    Al-Mawasi, one of the Israeli-designated humanitarian zones in Gaza. (Shutterstock)
    books
    Published on Sep 17, 2026 18:40 IST

    Nomita Kapur: “Adversity is truly a great teacher”

    Author Nomita Kapur (Courtesy the subject)
    books
    Updated on Sep 16, 2026 15:46 IST

    The murder mystery that changed the rules of the game

    A portrait of Agatha Christie on a British postage stamp. (Shutterstock)
    books
    Updated on Sep 15, 2026 14:44 IST

    Anungla Zoe Longkumer: “There’s an effort involved in accepting change”

    Writer and filmmaker Anungla Zoe Longkumer (Saurabh Sharma)
    books
    Updated on Sep 14, 2026 15:20 IST

    HT Picks; New Reads

    This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a critical examination of street art, a memoir about a Punjabi family, and a volume on monster-making. (Amit Sharma)
    books
    Published on Sep 11, 2026 21:36 IST
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