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    Book Review | The Viraraghavans of Kodaikanal and their zany rosesLifestyle
    Book Review | The Viraraghavans of Kodaikanal and their zany roses

    They sometimes stand tall at five-and-a-half metres and are older than humans. They come in every colour of the...

    25 Jun 2023 12:38 AM IST

    Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneerLifestyle
    Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer

    In the world of mainstream media and publishing, Krishnagopal Mallick is a rare find. In the 1980s, this now-deceased,...

    28 May 2023 12:35 AM IST

    Cover photo of Like Barbarians in India by Jean-Claude Perrier and translated by Sriparna Chatterjee. (Photo by arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Four love stories between France and India

    This spare volume of eight essays has five characters — Pierre Loti (1850-1953), André Malraux (1901-1976),...

    26 March 2023 12:18 AM IST

    Cover photo of If I Could Tell You by Soumya Bhattacharya. (Photo by arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | The art of being a writer

    There never was a good biography of a good novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald writes in his Notebooks (1978), before going on...

    29 Jan 2023 12:54 AM IST

    Cover photo of Black River by Nilanjana S. Roy (Photo by arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | The soul of a river, poured into saga of fatherhood and...

    Roy’s success lies in the fact that it is actually comforting to read her work not just for the clarity but also the...

    20 Nov 2022 1:28 AM IST

    Cover page of The Problem with Everything: My Journey through the New Culture Wars. (Photo By Arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Welcome to the political compass’ third dimension

    Consider the following questions. Is military action that defies international law sometimes justified? Should mothers...

    28 Aug 2022 12:02 AM IST

    Pebblemonkey By Manindra Gupta. (Image by arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Climate fantasy that captivates and concerns

    Sinha preserves his voice in this work and deserves to be congratulated for presenting this literary gem to readers

    18 Jun 2022 11:47 PM IST

    NewsCover Image of the book Who Is a Parsi? By Prochy Mehta. (Twitter)Lifestyle
    Book review | Women need the facts on how to identify a Parsi

    The DNA ancestry report of Parsis in India differs considerably from those of Iranians and Iranian Zoroastrians, reveals...

    29 May 2022 1:37 AM IST

    Cover Image of Scenography: An Indian Perspective by Satyabrata Rout. (Twitter)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Indian theatre’s silent but astonishing contribution...

    It will interest the reader to find out about the various kinds of stages, meant to be chosen as per acoustics and...

    10 April 2022 12:13 AM IST

    At Stonehenge, Salisbury, UK. (By arrangement with author)Lifestyle
    Interview | Neither our homes, nor hearts, are confined to our cozy...

    Travel makes us better people, and the world a better place, says Shreya Sen-Handley

    27 March 2022 12:21 AM IST

    Book Review | Joy, heartbreak, anger: What women write…Lifestyle
    Book Review | Joy, heartbreak, anger: What women write…

    In a model case scenario, there should be no reason to have a separate category of women’s fiction other than to...

    20 March 2022 12:11 AM IST

    The rickshawwallah pedals us to the arcade where Maa finds her shop, meets her lady friend and conducts her business. (Representational Image/ Pexels.com.)Opinion
    Sucheta Dasgupta | Why can’t we be friends?

    Why is ‘women’s safety’ a bugbear? Is slut-shaming and middle-class paranoia not its effect but its cause?

    13 March 2022 2:46 AM IST

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