Reimagining India through pages of history
Design professional Ratul Chakraborty’s historical fiction ‘Sutradhar’ is a dramatized retelling of events, myths and legends set across the arc of Indian... Read More
100-year-old tale of lust and exploitation
‘An Educated Woman in Prostitution’ by Manada Devi is a lost Bengali classic in the lines of well-known novels/ cinema like Umrao Jan Ada, Pyaasa,... Read More
Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s overview on NDA years
Montek Singh Ahluwalia will be in conversation with Parakala Prabhakar during HLF 2021 session on his latest book – Backstage: The Story Behind India’s... Read More
What Really Happened: the many theories on Netaji
Netaji Bose, who led the Indian National Army to wage battles against the British, allegedly died in an air crash in Taipei,... Read More
There is no absolute truth possible in Indian way of thinking: Amish Tripathi (HLF 2021 – Curtain Raiser)
There is no absolute truth possible in the Indian way of thinking: Amish Tripathi (HLF 2021 – Curtain Raiser) Amish co-authored the... Read More
Gulzar – A Poem A Day (HLF 2021 – Curtain Raiser)
Gulzar will be inaugurating the Hyderabad Literary Festival on January 22, Friday at 6pm followed by a session – ‘A Poem a... Read More
Like ‘Chandamama’ Vimanika comics enthrall with colourful imagery
Author Kaninika Mishra's book ‘Indic Quotient’ published by Bloomsbury features young and successful entrepreneur, whose comics 'Vimanika' have entertained younger India and older generation that were fed on books like 'Chandamama', as well
Enola Holmes: Just when we needed a formidable woman detective
‘Enola Holmes’, as a woman, and a film, breaks stereotypes and sets an example of how to craft an empowering narrative without being excessively patronising, and sermonising to women
Two volumes of Patrice Gueniffey’s ‘Bonaparte’, still less
This biography is more lucid in explaining the Corsican historical milieu; family background, early life and the fiasco of the Egyptian interlude from the standpoint of Bonaparte himself
