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Review: The Blind Matriarch by Namita Gokhale
Published on Nov 12, 2021 05:09 PM IST
The blind Matangi-Ma registers the changing dynamics of her family during the extended lockdowns, as they begin to re-examine their life and purpose, reconcile with old secrets, and form new bonds. Namita Gokhale’s twentieth novel is a story of love and loss, of the resilience and triumph of the human spirit
Lamat R Hasan
Review: Ramrao; The Story of India’s Farm Crisis by Jaideep Hardikar
Ramrao is a farmer who lives in Hiwara village in Yavatmal district in Vidarbha, Maharashtra. He had a debt of ₹25 lakh when he tried to take his life. This book tells the story of farming in India through the life of Ramrao
Published on Nov 12, 2021 04:56 PM IST
Aparna Karthikeyan
Review: Believe; What Life and Cricket Taught Me by Suresh Raina, Bharat Sundaresan
This short and easy read has numerous engaging anecdotes from every phase of Suresh Raina’s life. Those who watched him play for Team India or follow the IPL will enjoy this book that seamlessly merges stories from the cricketer’s personal and professional life
Updated on Nov 12, 2021 05:43 PM IST
Biswadeep Ghosh
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s reading list includes a novel about the expulsion of Indians from Uganda in the 1970s, a superstar chef’s unfussy cookbook, and a collection of the personal mantras that kept eminent people productive beyond the age of 75
Published on Nov 05, 2021 06:06 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Payal Dhar, Author, It Has No Name – “Online spaces have been my lifelines at various points.”
On her book about a gay teenager in the context of survival, representation, legal reform and queer politics in India
Published on Nov 05, 2021 06:05 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Review: Karachi Vice by Samira Shackle
An intimate account of Karachi that presents a city where gangs formed along ethnic lines trade in drugs, protection, and amenities and are openly affiliated to political parties
Published on Nov 05, 2021 06:04 PM IST
Percy Bharucha
Review: India versus China; Why They Are Not Friends by Kanti Bajpai
An attempt to explain how the relationship between the two countries became so fractious despite their periodic attempts at cooperation
Published on Nov 05, 2021 06:03 PM IST
Suyash Desai
Essay: A tribute to Ritwik Ghatak’s writing on his 96th birth anniversary
November 4 is auteur Ritwik Ghatak’s 96th birth anniversary. While many know his films, few are acquainted with his written work comprising essays and stories whose appeal transcends time, place and culture while being deeply rooted in the Bengali milieu. A homage in his birthday week
Updated on Nov 02, 2021 11:22 AM IST
Shoma A Chatterji
Interview: Anahita Dhondy, author, The Parsi Kitchen - “I don’t believe in keeping recipes a secret”
Dhansak and patra-ni-macchi are probably the only two items that come to most people’s minds when asked about their favourite Parsi dish
Published on Oct 29, 2021 06:36 PM IST
Huzan Tata
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s reading list includes a biography of Satyajit Ray, a study of the oral tribal Ramayana tradition in Kerala’s Wayanad, and a volume on the rise of Hindutva
Published on Oct 29, 2021 06:32 PM IST
HT Team
Review: Funeral Nights by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
This seminal work of great scholarship contains hundreds of stories and anecdotes that open up a discussion on Khasi history, mythology and contemporary issues
Published on Oct 29, 2021 06:32 PM IST
Saudamini Jain
Review: Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India by Jessica Namakkal
Historian Jessica Namakkal’s book might trouble devotees of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother but it does help readers understand how the past continues into the present
Published on Oct 29, 2021 06:27 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Jugal Hansraj on his new book: Want to connect emotionally with the reader
Actor-director Jugal Hansraj has come out with his second book titled The Coward and the Sword. He hopes “besides getting entertained, the young readers can find some encouragement and positivity while reading this one”.
Published on Oct 26, 2021 09:53 PM IST
Anjuri Nayar Singh, New Delhi
Essay: Sally Rooney, boycott and symbolism
While there’s much to be said about taking a stand, the Irish author’s refusal to allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew in solidarity with Palestine sounds like political correctness
Updated on Oct 26, 2021 01:42 PM IST
Farzana Versey
Review: Anthropocene: Climate, Change, Contagion, Consolation by Sudeep Sen
This collection of poetry, prose, creative non-fiction and photography juxtaposes the sciences and the arts to tackle urgent issues of climate change and the pandemic
Published on Oct 22, 2021 04:49 PM IST
Jhilam Chattaraj
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s reading list includes a family saga masquerading as a crime novel set in early 1960s New York City, 33 real life short stories that invite the reader into the world of possibilities, and a comprehensive study of Jayaprakash Narayan’s life and ideas
Published on Oct 22, 2021 04:25 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Tishani Doshi, author, a god at the door - “My poems tread between horror and beauty”
Poet, essayist, and fiction writer Tishani Doshi who is also a visiting associate professor at New York University Abu Dhabi talks about her new poems that explore themes of impermanence, disembodiment, isolation, and the need for connection
Published on Oct 22, 2021 04:24 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Excerpt: An Actor’s Actor; The Authorised Biography of Sanjeev Kumar by Hanif Zaveri and Sumant Batra
This first exclusive excerpt from the biography of one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema looks back at his unfortunate love life
Published on Oct 22, 2021 04:20 PM IST
Hanif Zaveri and Sumant Batra
Review: Ultimate Family Business Survival Guide by Priyanka Gupta Zielinski
Caring for customers, leading low-key lifestyles, and helping employees’ families meet their educational aspirations are among the initiatives that help build family businesses
Updated on Oct 20, 2021 05:54 PM IST
Sujoy Gupta
#BookReview: Iron women in the field of medicine
Author Kavitha Rao’s book Lady Doctors is commendable in bringing to fore and strongly reinstating the life stories of six unsung heroes on the brink of erasure.
Published on Oct 17, 2021 10:45 AM IST
Dr Rohini Gautam Baijal, New Delhi
HT Picks; The most interesting reads of the week
This week’s list of good reads includes Wole Soyinka’s first novel in 48 years, a book that revisits each of one of Satyajit Ray’s 39 feature films, shorts and documentaries, and an analysis of how reproduction became an economic question in India and was targeted for regulation
Published on Oct 15, 2021 05:22 PM IST
HT Team
Interview: Mita Kapur, Literary Director, JCB Prize for Literature - “I want to make the JCB Prize a true representation of what India reads”
The author, literature festival producer, and literary consultant talks about her vision for the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize presented each year to a work of fiction by an Indian
Published on Oct 15, 2021 05:19 PM IST
Simar Bhasin
Review: Space and Beyond: Professional Voyage of K Kasturirangan
A renowned space scientist tells ISRO’s story and provides insights into the processes behind incubating the ideas that transformed India’s development
Published on Oct 15, 2021 05:16 PM IST
Prakash Chandra
Review: My Family by Mahadevi Varma, translated by Ruth Vanita
Ruth Vanita’s translation from Hindi of Mahadevi Varma’s autobiographical work Mera Parivaar will be loved by those for whom the idea of a chosen family embraces not just humans but birds and animals too
Published on Oct 15, 2021 05:14 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Review: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan; Reason, Religion and Nation by Shafey Kidwai
Shafey Kidwai’s book on Islamic reformer, philosopher and educationist Sir Syed, whose 204th birth anniversary is on 17 October, is a rich source of new material on the man and also provides a fresh interpretation of many of the known facts of his life
Updated on Oct 14, 2021 12:23 AM IST
Mohammad Asim Siddiqui
World Mental Health Day: Turning pages for self-help, to beat Covid blues
Self-help books are witnessing a constant rise in demand from readers, as they focus on upping their morale and mental health via the written word. Book stores and publishers share how the trend that picked up in lockdown continues to stay even in the unlock phase.
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 01:15 PM IST
Siddhi Jain
Sidhartha Mallya: When will people stop referring to me as Vijay Mallya’s son?
Actor-author Sidhartha Mallya admits that living as the son of tycoon turned fugitive Vijay Mallya has not been easy, but he is putting all his energy to script a new story for himself
Published on Oct 09, 2021 04:14 PM IST
Sugandha Rawal
Review: A for Prayagraj: A Short Biography of Allahabad by Udbhav Agarwal
A wry account of the city now called Prayagraj, reeling under urbanization and stripped of its glorious past, thickening with buildings that have converted it into, in the author’s words, “a battleground of old cliches”
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 10:26 AM IST
Kinshuk Gupta
HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s reading list includes a powerful analysis of violence and non-violence as seen through the Gandhian prism, a science fiction collection that transports readers to worlds that are strangely familiar, and the memoir of a college professor whose hand was chopped off by those who accused him of blasphemy
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 10:29 AM IST
HT Team
Interview: Kalki Koechlin, actor, author, The Elephant in the Womb - “Writing about your personal life is therapeutic”
Kalki Koechlin draws from her own experience of bringing her daughter Sappho into this world, to present a humorous, enlightening and deeply personal account of embracing motherhood
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 10:28 AM IST
Huzan Tata
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