
Kannada lexicographer Prof. G. Venkatasubbaiah passes away at 107
Special CorrespondentThe grammarian and literary critic has compiled 12 dictionaries, and his works cover various forms of Kannada literature, including grammar, poetry, translation and essays.

Children
Author Deepak Dalal’s new books for young readers put the spotlight on conservation
K Jeshi Author Deepak Dalal’s two new books, one set in Lakshadweep Islands and the other on Snow Leopard Adventure in the Himalayas, create a connection between young readers and wildlife, and eventually conservation
Books
Gautam Sen’s latest book is on India’s historic fascination with automobiles
Ruth Dhanaraj In ‘The Automobile’, author Gautam Sen chronicles the history of motor cars in India and how a passion for cars fuelled the industry even before Independence
Books
Detective Ghalib investigates: Ranjana Sengupta reviews ‘Murder at the Mushaira’ by Raza Mir
Ranjana Sengupta
The book is filled with period detail, with the sights, sounds and smells of Shahjahanabad spilling out of every page of this historical thriller
Enemy of modernity: Gandhi’s ‘Hind Swaraj’
Aakar PatelThe early work Hind Swaraj contains some of Gandhi’s more eccentric thoughts

Books
The man without a badge: Geeta Doctor reviews ‘The Unmarriageable Man’ by Ashok Ferrey
Geeta Doctor
We are all immigrants at some point or the other, says this story of post-colonial turmoil