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The thorny road to democracy in Myanmar

A squad of Myanmar pro-democracy fighters works to ready drones for an attack on a nearby military base, the target in a wave of aerial assaults that has helped turn the war against the junta. (AFP file)
Published on Jan 29, 2024 03:14 pm IST

Review: A Man from Motihari byAbdullah Khan

A view of the house in Motihari, Bihar, where George Orwell was born. (Sanchit Khanna/H)
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 05:56 pm IST

Review: The Lives of Freda by Andrew Whitehead

Tibetan refugees at Missamari Camp in May 1959. Freda Bedi coordinated India’s measures to help the refugees.(The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty)
Updated on Oct 25, 2019 08:27 pm IST

Desolation through the looking glass

(Photo: Alamy)
Updated on Oct 25, 2019 04:16 pm IST

HT Picks – the most interesting books of the week

This week’s picks include the story of a marriage, a new novel from a master, and a big book on humanity’s capacity to imagine things into existence.(HT Team)
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 12:49 pm IST

Serving Rohingya food and memories from a lost home

The shy 21-year-old, whose family used to run a chain of restaurants and hotels back home, proudly scooped Shutki for visitors.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 06:33 pm IST

Foreign policy challenges lie ahead

Restoring a desirable equilibrium will require New Delhi to strengthen relations with the US and China(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on May 22, 2019 06:03 pm IST

Review: The Long Drive Home by Rishad Saam Mehta

Take the long way home: On Russian roads.(Shutterstock)
Updated on Mar 08, 2019 06:02 pm IST

Review: India Moving by Chinmay Tumbe

Old ties; new roots: Supporters of Seewoosagur Ramgolam, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, before he spoke for Mauritian independence during a constitutional conference at Lancaster House, London, on July 19, 1965.(Corbis via Getty Images)
Updated on Sept 14, 2018 09:05 pm IST

Excerpt: India Moving by Chinmay Tumbe

Abhishekh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrating Gudi Padwa at Juhu Chowpatty in Mumbai. Chinmay Tumbe points out that the Rai-Bachchan marriage is a result of two migratory corridors, one from coastal Karnataka and one from east Uttar Pradesh, meeting in Mumbai.(Getty Images)
Updated on Jul 06, 2018 07:25 pm IST
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