Ht picks
Nov 15, 2019 19:14
This week’s picks include a book that examines the horror surrounding the Sikh massacres of October 1984, a book of interconnected stories from Mumbai, and the new book from the author of The Vagina Monologues read more
Nov 08, 2019 20:17
This week’s recommended reads includes a new translation of the Bhagavad Gita, a study of what makes restaurants successful in India, and a biography of one of India’s mighty rivers read more
Nov 01, 2019 19:56
This week’s reading list includes a volume on old Delhi, another on Nepal, and a how-to book on throwing the perfect party read more
Oct 25, 2019 19:58
This week’s good reads include an exploration of Punjab, a translation of an ancient text, and a book of short stories read more
Oct 18, 2019 21:33
This week’s reading list includes a graphic retelling of a terrible conflict, a chronicle of the lives of three generations of sex workers, and a collection of stories from the tea plantations of south India read more
Oct 11, 2019 20:19
A book on the disappearing livelihoods of Tamil Nadu, lessons from the Vedas and the Puranas on getting rich and a new translation of Valmiki’s Ramayana - all that on this week’s list of good reads read more
Oct 04, 2019 18:46
This week’s pick of good reads includes a book on stories of hope from the natural world, another on the central place of dharma in Hindu thought, and a collection of a renowned constitutional lawyer’s writings read more
Sep 27, 2019 22:47
On the reading list this week are two very different memoirs and a guide to a country that’s both foreign and familiar read more
Sep 20, 2019 20:08
This week’s good reads include a woman’s guide to living a guilt-free life, the sequel to a classic novel, and a book that looks at why we often get other people so wrong read more
Sep 13, 2019 19:46
This week’s good reads include a counter narrative from Kerala, a novel about today’s India, and a cancer diary. read more
Sep 06, 2019 21:59
A look at a high-powered marriage, a novel that’s on the Booker shortlist, and a big book on the human capacity for ideation are all on the reading list this week. read more
Aug 23, 2019 19:29
On the reading list this week is an A to Z of the Parsi way of life, an examination of the Assam Accord, and a memoir about the evolving dating habits of middle aged men and women. read more
Aug 16, 2019 18:49
This week’s reading list features a book on Balochistan, another on sedition laws in India, and a volume of recipes from Muslim kitchens across India. read more
Aug 09, 2019 18:51
The Himalayas, Hindustani classical music and a searing tale of Black America -- all that on the reading list this week read more
Aug 02, 2019 19:45
A novel set in Basque country, another that looks at the trajectory of two boys from Dongri, Mumbai, and a multi-generational chronicle of a family of tawaifs on the reading list this week read more
