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August 02, 2026
S.Y. Quraishi’s ‘India and I’: A civil servant’s journey through Indian history
S.Y. Quraishi's ‘India and I’ is a collection of 100 reminiscences from the former chief election commissioner, weaving his personal story with India's institutional history
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July 30, 2026
Joyce Carol Oates defends Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' adaptation amidst translator's criticism
Nolan's adaptation is at the center of a heated literary debate, with novelist Joyce Carol Oates publicly defending the film and criticising translator Emily Wilson's review
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July 19, 2026
‘Bheja Fry’ review: Grey, white and all that matters
Dr Mazda Turel’s book, ‘Bheja Fry’, takes you inside the clinical and surgical world of medicine only to bring you up close with its human side
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July 16, 2026
Billie Eilish's 'Bell Jar' role and navigating modern sensibilities
Billie Eilish is making her feature film acting debut as Esther Greenwood in Sarah Polley's adaptation of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar," with Carey Mulligan also joining the cast
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July 12, 2026
‘1 More Than 8 and Other Stories’ review: A tale of nine shades of humanity
Sheila Kunjur Srinivas's debut anthology masterfully weaves the nine emotions of navarasa into the fabric of ordinary life
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July 05, 2026
‘The Jasmine Murders’ review: Why Roopa Unnikrishnan's thriller is a mature look at justice, cruelty
‘The Jasmine Murders’ moves beyond mystery to look at marriage, class, memory and justice
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June 21, 2026
Biryani, ‘Super Babas’ and forensic fun: When melodrama meets medical miracles
A railway doctor’s encounters with an entity more unpredictable than your mother-in-law’s mood swings: the Indian patient
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June 05, 2026
Remembering Marjane Satrapi: Art, resistance, and love
Satrapi used her art to express anger and resentment towards injustices, transforming her experiences into a "universal fable" recognised for its tenderness and irony.
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May 27, 2026
‘Someone, somewhere, is still reading’: Ruskin Bond on friendship, childhood and writing at 92
The beloved writer, who turned 92 on May 19, appears physically frail but remains warm and witty, chuckling often as he speaks
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May 17, 2026
Rajmohan Gandhi’s ‘Do You Know Your Hinduism’: Understanding Gandhi's legacy and India's past
Hinduism is explored in Rajmohan Gandhi's ‘Do You Know Your Hinduism’, which questions the true beliefs of nearly 1.2 billion Hindus worldwide and highlights the diverse ways faith is transmitted
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May 10, 2026
Gurjit Singh’s ‘The Durian Flavour’: A deep dive into India and ASEAN's evolving partnership
India-ASEAN relations are nuanced, much like the durian fruit, developing with both pungency and deliciousness over time
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April 11, 2026
From woodpeckers to crash helmets: The unconventional science of Ig Nobel Prize
Why is airlifting rhinos upside down the best way to transport them? Can rollercoasters help pass kidney stones? Welcome to the Ig Nobel Prizes and the science that makes you laugh first, and then think
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April 11, 2026
How GRSE is transforming India's maritime future with AI and robotics
GRSE, a century-old Indian shipbuilding giant, is transforming from its humble Hooghly origins into a global maritime titan
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March 28, 2026
The unsung hero: Rao Tula Ram and the Battle of Narnaul
Rao Tula Ram's inspiring story of resistance against the East India Company is vividly brought to life in ‘The Battle of Narnaul’ by Kulpreet Yadav and Madhur Rao
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March 28, 2026
Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A statesman loved across the political spectrum
Vijay Goel's coffee table book, ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Eternal Statesman’, gives an intimate peek into the life of the beloved former prime minister and political stalwart
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March 28, 2026
Meet ‘House of Bhaitak’—five artists bound by passion for gifts of life, nature
Their unique name, ‘Bhaitak’, evokes a relaxed, informal setting for creative exchange, reflecting the spirit of their group
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March 21, 2026
Literary reflections on life's end: Julian Barnes, Tolstoy and the meaning of mortality
Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes’s final novel, Departure(s), continues the tradition of writers looking at life through the lens of death
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February 21, 2026
AI Nation book review: A blueprint for India's path to AI power
AI Nation by Dr Ajay Kumar challenges the idea of a "flat world," arguing that technology and AI are widening the gap between global powers
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February 14, 2026
'The Decline of the Hindu Civilization: Lessons from the Past' book review
Shashi Ranjan Kumar examines India’s strategic blind spot through history
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February 07, 2026
'The personal and political are inseparable': Author Jung Chang on life under Mao Zedong
Jung Chang discusses her life growing up under Chinese communism and how the inseparability of the personal and political shaped her seminal book, ‘Wild Swans’
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January 31, 2026
‘The spirit of struggle still defines Latin America’: Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
Colombian writer Oscar Guardiola-Rivera discusses Latin America's colonial history and evolving place in the global order
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January 23, 2026
Amitav Ghosh’s 'Ghost-Eye' review: A powerful tale with a faltering finish
Amitav Ghosh’s compelling novel weaves magical realism, reincarnation, and the climate crisis into a rich narrative spanning from 1960s Calcutta to the modern-day Sundarbans
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January 23, 2026
Rakesh Maria's 'When It All Began': Inside the evolution of Mumbai underworld
Rakesh Maria’s ‘When It All Began’ explores the former police commissioner’s argument that Mumbai’s organised crime did not disappear but simply evolved
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January 03, 2026
‘A Kind of Meat and Other Stories’ review: Lighting up the dark
Catherine Thankamma’s stories are not always pleasant, but they are necessary
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January 03, 2026
‘A Good Life’ review: The other side of pain
Jerry Pinto’s real-life stories from palliative patients are delicately woven like a web
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