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    Book on Nalanda University

    Abhay K. interview: ‘Nalanda gave birth to the idea of a university’

    14 March 2025 3:09 PM
    Anand Neelakantan on his latest book, ‘Many Ramayanas, Many Lessons, and the countless retellings of the Ramayana across ages

    Anand Neelakantan interview: ‘Each culture has made Ramayana its own’

    26 Feb 2025 1:00 PM
    Pratap Padode infrastructure expert

    Infrastructure sector needs reforms to attract foreign capital: 'Tarmac to Towers' author

    16 Jan 2025 7:46 AM
    Vaadivaasal, CS Chellappa, Jallikattu

    Vaadivaasal gets Gen Beta upgrade as graphic novel

    12 Jan 2025 1:00 AM
    India on the Move

    India on the Move review: A chronicle of the politics of division and nationalism

    5 Jan 2025 8:50 AM
    Notable books of 2025

    Notable books of 2025 you can look forward to reading, and adding to your TBR list

    2 Jan 2025 8:44 AM
    Author Kiran Desai on political novels, diaspora, loneliness, and more

    Author Kiran Desai on political novels, diaspora, loneliness, and more

    15 Dec 2024 12:49 PM
    Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan on ‘social’ impact of slowing ageing and a ‘magic pill’

    Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan on ‘social’ impact of slowing ageing and a ‘magic pill’

    15 Dec 2024 5:23 AM
    Ramachandra Guha interview: No govt ever consults environmentalists | Interview

    Ramachandra Guha interview: 'No govt ever consults environmentalists' | Interview

    25 Nov 2024 10:48 AM
    South Korea’s women writers: Nobel Prize-worthy, and unapologetically experimental

    South Korea’s women writers: Nobel Prize-worthy, and unapologetically experimental

    28 Oct 2024 12:54 AM
    How Mizoram is celebrating reading, writing and literature, one step at a time

    How Mizoram is celebrating reading, writing and literature, one step at a time

    24 Oct 2024 1:32 AM
    Aruna Roy on why it’s critical to re-evaluate India’s development policies

    Aruna Roy on why it’s critical to re-evaluate India’s development policies

    4 Sept 2024 11:30 AM
    Timeri N. Murari interview: Indian literary establishment is like a closed shop’

    Timeri N. Murari interview: 'Indian literary establishment is like a closed shop’

    10 Aug 2024 1:08 PM
    How award-winning writer Jamuna Bini is popularising tales of Arunachal Pradesh through Hindi

    How award-winning writer Jamuna Bini is popularising tales of Arunachal Pradesh through Hindi

    1 Aug 2024 1:00 AM
    Noreen Masud

    Noreen Masud interview: ‘Our only safety, and salvation, is in other people’

    21 Jun 2024 2:35 AM
    TCA Raghavan: ‘Sarojini Naidu saw the dilemma of nationalist Muslims clearly

    TCA Raghavan: ‘Sarojini Naidu saw the dilemma of nationalist Muslims clearly'

    17 May 2024 11:32 AM
    Watch | Pallavi Rebbapragada interview: ’Nandini Satpathy is an inspiration for GenZ’

    Watch | Pallavi Rebbapragada interview: ’Nandini Satpathy is an inspiration for GenZ’

    10 May 2024 12:09 PM
    My Beloved Life by Amitava Kumar

    My Beloved Life review: Amitava Kumar’s self-aware novel shows what good fiction can achieve

    24 April 2024 1:00 AM
    Mukund Padmanabhan: ‘There was a dystopian futility to the rumours of Japanese invasion of British India in 1942’

    Mukund Padmanabhan: ‘There was a dystopian futility to the rumours of Japanese invasion of British India in 1942’

    20 April 2024 8:24 AM
    John Barth

    John Barth: The American master of high satire, keen purveyor of metafiction

    14 April 2024 4:00 AM
    Somnath Batabyal interview: ‘Communal identity politics will always other somebody’

    Somnath Batabyal interview: ‘Communal identity politics will always other somebody’

    17 March 2024 2:12 PM
    Zeyad Masroor Khan

    Zeyad Masroor Khan interview: 'People are no longer repulsed by violence against Muslims'

    29 Feb 2024 1:00 AM
    Chitralekha Zutshi interview: Sheikh Abdullah was a flawed but a compelling figure

    Chitralekha Zutshi interview: Sheikh Abdullah was a flawed but a compelling figure

    10 Jan 2024 6:09 AM
    Janice Pariat, Everything the Light Touches

    Janice Pariat interview: How fiction can shape our understanding of the world

    3 Jan 2024 1:00 AM
    I Named My Sister Silence: How a Hindi novel depicts Chhattisgarh tribals’ plight

    I Named My Sister Silence: How a Hindi novel depicts Chhattisgarh tribals’ plight

    7 Dec 2023 3:55 AM
    Gita Krishnankutty interview: Why writing remains a struggle for MT Vasudevan Nair

    Gita Krishnankutty interview: Why writing remains a struggle for MT Vasudevan Nair

    2 Dec 2023 10:13 AM
    24 books to add to your reading list in December 2023

    24 books to add to your reading list in December 2023

    1 Dec 2023 3:43 AM
    30 books to add to your reading list in November 2023

    30 books to add to your reading list in November 2023

    2 Nov 2023 7:02 AM
    Books by women authors dominate Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize shortlist

    Books by women authors dominate Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize shortlist

    8 Nov 2022 10:37 AM

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