Jenny Erpenbeck: A portrait of history and intimacy
Jenny Erpenbeck won the 2024 International Booker Prize for her novel, Kairos, thus becoming the first German to win the coveted honour
By Neha Kirpal February 12, 2025The event is set to take place from February 28 to March 1 at Aryabhatta College in Delhi University.
By Annapurna Rai February 12, 2025Architecture is a human response to one’s surroundings, says Sohail Hashmi, a writer and filmmaker.
By Pankil Jhajhria February 12, 2025Jenny Erpenbeck won the 2024 International Booker Prize for her novel, Kairos, thus becoming the first German to win the coveted honour
By Neha Kirpal February 12, 2025Abhay Kumar's book examines how Nalanda shaped learning, thinking and culture worldwide
By Annapurna Rai February 10, 2025Hiroki Morimoto's (Goma) artworks, 'Silver Flower Mandala' and 'Hikari: Lapis' are on display at Galerie Geek Art, an Indo-Japanese contemporary art gallery, at the India Art Fair
By Shubhangi Shah February 08, 2025Nik Huno has been living in India for over a year now. Over the course of his stay, Huno’s exposure to the culture has made him realise some key takeaways that everyone ought to know. Check out his what he had to say about the country in his now-viral post
By The Week News Desk February 08, 2025For a week, I have been back in Blighty, staying in Lytham, slipping into old habits like a well-worn coat. And one such habit—one that has never left me—is the simple pleasure of sitting in a darkened cinema
By Philip George February 08, 2025Hindi books made their presence felt at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2025, with 365 stalls and around 170 exhibitors this year
By Pankil Jhajhria February 06, 2025In conversation with THE WEEK, author Shahu Patole talks about the intent behind his book, journey of the ‘Dalit food’ through different culinary practices and the ‘political’ nature of the food
By Shubhangi Shah February 02, 2025As the 2025 International Kolkata Book Fair is underway, a group, Saraswati Bhandar, combined city's reading culture with its nostalgia for trams
By Niladry Sarkar January 31, 2025Ruta 40, or National Route 40 in Argentina, taught me that even in isolation, there is strength. It showed me that the journey itself—full of challenges, awe, and discovery—has always been the shore I’ve been trying to reach
By Philip George January 31, 2025Scheduled from February 1 to 9, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the fair is a flagship event of the Ministry of Education, organised by the National Book Trust of India
By Pankil Jhajhria January 31, 2025Loya's third branch was launched at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai last week
By Pooja Biraia Jaiswal January 28, 2025Japonico is the brainchild of Bawri and VietNom-fame restaurateur Sahil Sambhi.
By Shubhangi Shah January 27, 2025As Republic Day celebrations near, hawkers in New Delhi have added tri-coloured flags and other patriotic items to their stock
By Pankil Jhajhria January 24, 2025Rising seas, burning forests, and storms that rage with unprecedented fury are not acts of God but of man. And as AI and Big Tech promise to cure our ailments, they also chip away at our humanity
By Philip George January 24, 2025Jayasri Burman’s ‘The Whisper of Water, The Song of Stars’ art exhibition comes as a wave from the ocean hitting the hearts of Delhi’s people and taking them straight into the world of oceanic mysticism
By Annapurna Rai January 24, 2025Even after three decades, the families of Captain Jintu Gogoi and Colonel Rajesh Bhanot maintain the close relationship despite one of the two friends having fallen to the enemy’s bullets at Kargil
By Sanjib Kr Baruah January 24, 2025The festival to be held from January 28 to February 16 will feature 200 productions from nine countries.
By Annapurna Rai January 22, 2025The inaugural oath sworn by Donald Trump—to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States”—rang hollow. How can a man who has repeatedly undermined the very institutions he swore to uphold be entrusted with their defence?
By Philip George January 22, 2025Scheduled to take place at LTG Auditorium this year on February 2, the festival is set to feature over 600 artists and 30 plays from multiple Indian languages.
By Pankil Jhajhria January 20, 2025Helvellyn wasn’t just a place. It was a relationship—one built on trust, resilience, and the unspoken bond between a man and his dog
By Philip George January 18, 2025Controversies have a low life expectancy. So, get the drums rolls and the bugle blast
By Jairam N. Menon January 17, 2025The legend of Thyagaraja, the history and culture of the region and the serene rural setting enrich the listening of Carnatic music on the Cauvery river side as a unique cultural experience
By R. Viswanathan January 16, 2025There was a time when pitting women against women was the favourite plot of TV serials. However movies like Veere di Wedding and Queen are challenging the stereotypes and celebrating sisterhood instead
By Annapurna Rai January 15, 2025