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Roundabout | Poetry, pride flow out of the shoemaker’s shop

Author Dwarka Bharti in his shoe shop in Hoshiarpur. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 40 days ago

Review: An Accidental Lawyer by KK Venugopal

Former Attorney General of India, KK Venugopal in a picture dated July 6, 2018. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Published 82 days ago

Celebrated Urdu poet Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi's memoir now available in English

Celebrated Urdu poet Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi's memoir now available in English

Published 88 days ago

Gen Naravane's book PDF viral, leads to FIR: Memoir's journey amid Rahul vs Modi

A printed copy of the unpublished memoir of former Indian Army chief General MM Naravane in the hands of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Parliament premises in New Delhi.

Updated 178 days ago

'By the way': Gen Naravane on why he wrote book, now at centre of Rahul-BJP row

A printed copy of the unpublished memoir of former Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane held up in the Parliament complex by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

Updated 182 days ago

Lessons from Gandhi in truthful communication

Being truthful, as Gandhi tirelessly demonstrated, is an ongoing process of honest cognition. (HT Archive)

Published 213 days ago

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a Dalit woman’s chronicle of her struggle, a book on the Keeladi excavation, and an urgent and expansive novel (Akash Shrivastav)

Published 216 days ago

Dhoni’s final classy act before retirement silenced Kohli-Dhawan rift rumours

MS Dhoni (L), Shikhar Dhawan (centre) and Rohit Sharma

Updated 270 days ago

Princess Mehrunisa Begum: Epitome of resilience, intellect and grace

Mehrunisa Begum’s story remains a symbol of how courage and conviction can redefine the meaning of royalty in changing times, said Nawab Kazim Ali Khan, former MLA from Suar. (File Photo/Sourced)

Published 281 days ago

1940s actor’s story spotlights grime under Bollywood’s glamour

1940s actor’s story spotlights grime under Bollywood’s glamour

Published 297 days ago

Mother Mary Comes to Me: In which Arundhati gives it those ones

The book takes you through the early years of her life, when she acted in or wrote the script for films like Massey Sahib , In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones and Electric Moon. (PTI)

Published 306 days ago

Gandhi from the lens of literature

Gandhi Jayanti 2025: Gandhi Jayanti is a significant day for Indians, celebrated on October 2.

Published 308 days ago

Book picks; new reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a look into the life a legendary Indian classical musician, and a novel set across Asia at the peak of the Delta wave (Akash Shrivastav)

Published 313 days ago

Charlie Sheen talks about drug abuse, sexual encounters with men in new memoir

US actor Charlie Sheen attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's aka Charlie Sheen in Hollywood, California

Published 334 days ago

Shikhar Dhawan ready with autobiography? ‘Won’t be just another sports memoir'

Former India batter Shikhar Dhawan might release his autobiography soon

Published 407 days ago

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes an autobiographical book that blends anecdote with social commentary, a novel about Parsis that presents the community’s eccentricities, and a manifesto that dares the reader to make the world a better place (Akash Shrivastav)

Published 482 days ago

Life let me carve my own path; it has been a hell of a fun ride: Chitra Palekar

Mumbai, India. March 19, 2025: Indian Filmmaker and Author Chitra Palekar poses during her interview for Hindustan Times in Mumbai. Mumbai, India. Mar 19, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Published 501 days ago

Seema Kapoor: My writing began 34 years ago, during my divorce from Om Puri

Seema Kapoor during the release to her autobiography Yun Guzri Hai Ab Talak

Updated 516 days ago

Must globalise compassion to solve basic human issues: Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi

Published 553 days ago

Majeed Memon's front-row seat to Mumbai’s iconic legal battles

Mumbai, India. Jan 17, 2025: Senior lawyer Majeed Memon`s book cover. Mumbai, India. Jan 17, 2025. (Photo by HT Photo)

Updated 565 days ago

Pope Francis reflects on election and controversies in new autobiography

An introspective Pope Francis’ autobiography, which was published on Tuesday, doubles down on some of his most contentious actions as pope and reveals some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the pushback he has faced ever since.

Published 569 days ago

TSMC founder Morris Chang offered top job to Jensen Huang, memoir shows

HT Image

Published 615 days ago

Jayarajan rallies for Sarin a day after autobiography row

On Thursday, at a public meeting in Palakkad, the senior CPI(M) leader called Sarin an ‘ideal’ candidate for the party who had resigned from civil service to engage in public service. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 629 days ago

Wrestling with doubt: Rudraneil Sengupta writes on Sakshi Malik’s new memoir

Malik celebrates gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Six years earlier, she won bronze at the Rio Games, the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling. (Getty Images)

Updated 657 days ago

Sushilkumar Shinde’s autobiography casts a warm glow upon a time when camaraderie ruled over calumny

In the book, Sharad Pawar took a large share of Shinde’s affection. He looked up to Pawar in his early years.

Updated 669 days ago

Shoolini University chancellor launches autobiography

Shoolini University chancellor Prem Kumar Khosla launching his autobiography “Eighty-Four Memoirs” at the Chandigarh Press Club. (HT Photo)

Updated 877 days ago

Spice of Life: Chronicling life through its ups & downs, one page at a time

In inking while thinking, my pen transmits the voice of my soul. There is no fear of being judged and often it acts as a catharsis as the ink drains out a significant amount of negativity off my mind, writes Col HP Singh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 928 days ago

Upset with controversy, ISRO chief withdraws publishing of his autobiography

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath

Published 1006 days ago

Haven't targeted anyone in autobiography, says ISRO chief Somanath

ISRO chairman S Somanath

Published 1006 days ago

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book on the Indian village, another on Indian women wildlife biologists and their journeys across the country’s wild spaces, and the memoir of an academic and activist. (HT Team)

Published 1056 days ago

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