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Proud: A Black Lives Matter rally in Berlin.

'Feminism needs tectonic plates to shift, not a trendy make-over': On Booker-winning ‘Girl, Woman, Other’

Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker-winning novel, ‘Girl, Woman, Other’, out in India now, is an exuberant celebration of black lives

Priya Sebastian

Adolescence in conflict zones: an illustrated children’s book by Priya Sebastian

Deepa Alexander

‘Is It The Same For You?’ paints an intimate portrait about growing up in a fragile part of the world

Late writer Indraganti Srikanth Sharma and (right) poet Sikhamani

A new recognition for Telugu writers

Special Correspondent

Late writer Indraganti Srikanth Sharma’s family institutes an annual award for Telugu literature, and poet Sikhamani is the first recipient

Illustration: R. Rajesh

60 Minutes | Though a high-skill job, nursing remains low-paid and stigmatised: Panchali Ray

Vaishna Roy A look at the gender and caste politics that vex the nursing profession

Served raw: ‘In our house, we were always talking about the next meal’.

In Conversation ‘I am really good at fixing a messed-up cake’: Phyllis Grant

Deepika Nandal Phyllis Grant’s memoir, ‘Everything is Under Control’, is comfort food for the pandemic-afflicted mind

Writer Perumal Murugan on ‘Kazhimugam’, now translated into English as ‘Estuary’

Gowri S In a first, Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, celebrated for his works set in the rural milieu, narrates the tale of generational differences between an urban father and son

A homecoming for author Sivasankari

Author Lakshmi Iyer takes on serious issues with light-hearted flair in ‘Why is My Hair Curly’

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Writer Kottayam Pushpanath’s Dracula makes a second coming

Shobhaa De on her latest book, Lockdown Liasons

'Feminism needs tectonic plates to shift, not a trendy make-over': On Booker-winning ‘Girl, Woman, Other’

A new recognition for Telugu writers

Adolescence in conflict zones: an illustrated children’s book by Priya Sebastian

60 Minutes | Society

Though a high-skill job, nursing remains low-paid and stigmatised: Panchali Ray

‘I am really good at fixing a messed-up cake’: Phyllis Grant

Phyllis Grant’s memoir, ‘Everything is Under Control’, is comfort food for the pandemic-afflicted mind

Writer Perumal Murugan on ‘Kazhimugam’, now translated into English as ‘Estuary’

In a first, Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, celebrated for his works set in the rural milieu, narrates the tale of generational differences between an urban father and son

Writer Sivasankari is back with four short stories

The pandemic has inspired the 77-year-old Tamil author to return to writing fiction after three decades

No strangers in the wild: Janaki Lenin on her latest book, Every Creature Has a Story

Did you know rodents practise monogamy or that plants fight off predators? Author-journalist Janaki Lenin explores the human-animal connect in her latest book, Every Creature Has a Story

Author Lakshmi Iyer takes on serious issues with light-hearted flair in ‘Why is My Hair Curly’

In ‘Why is My Hair Curly?’ author Lakshmi Iyer deals with issues of adoption, self-awareness and a sense of belonging as seen through the eyes of a child

Mom laughed when I said I wanted to be a writer: Ruskin Bond

When Ruskin Bond told his mother that he wanted to be a writer, she laughed saying with his good handwriting he could only be a clerk in a lawyer’s

Rob Kemp on his latest book and fatherhood

Rob Kemp talks about his new book ‘Dadding It!’ and how fatherhood has changed over the years

Keeping up With Kevin Kwan: the author on his upcoming novel, 'Sex & Vanity'

The man behind the bestselling 'Crazy Rich Asians' trilogy on exploring the snobbery of old money in his upcoming novel

Salman Rushdie, J.K. Rowling among 150 artists, activists to sign open letter against threat to free speech

The letter warns that the spread of censoriousness is leading to an intolerance of opposing views and a vogue for public shaming and ostracism.

Evan Purcell: Now is the best time to read monster stories

The author says 2020 hasn’t been the best year for any of us and that tales involving articulate zombies and shark-headed librarians are an easy, fun way to deal with all the bad news

The story behind ‘The Theobroma Story’

Baking wiz Kainaz Messman Harchandrai Theobroma reveal the love and hardship involved in building a brand, in her book Baking a Dream: The Theobroma Story co-authored with Tina Messman Wykes

Zai Whitaker on ‘Zyrus the Virus’, her latest e-book on the pandemic

Writer and naturalist Zai Whitaker on her latest e-book Zyrus the Virus, and thinking up various virus-related words during lockdown

Jharkhand author Kritika Pandey wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Kritika is the second Indian to win the international award following Parashar Kulkarni in 2016

Charles Webb, author of 'The Graduate,' dies in England

His most famous book, which was turned into a movie in 1967, is a satire on education and materialism.

A mind with a difference: H.S. Shivaprakash

Kannada playwright H.S. Shivaprakash is a man of extraordinary scholarship. But he is first and foremost a poet

Anita Nair: ‘Only one actor would be able to do justice — Prakash Raj’

The author discusses her audio stories, and how words and voice can transport a listener to the heart of a story

George R.R. Martin shares update on ‘Winds of Winters’

The epic fantasy book series, which served as the basis for HBO’s multiple award winning show Game of Thrones, awaits the final two books.

Spiritual guide Sri M on meditation

In his latest book, spiritual guide Sri M answers questions often asked on the subject

‘Timeless Tales from Marwar’ tells stories of the common man

The book of folktales translated by Vishes Kothari, brings alive a quotidian, rustic world to a global audience

Art has a significant role in mobilising resistance, says Sri Lankan Tamil poet Cheran

Sri Lankan Tamil poet Cheran’s experience of war and genocide manifests itself in stark and disturbing images

Sami Ahmad Khan: ‘The present has been colonized by the future’

The author and academic says science fiction, whether set in the near future, a nearby planet or even in an alternate universe, is almost always about our today

‘I firmly stand with the trans community’: Rupert Grint reacts to J.K. Rowling’s comments

Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, said that people should all be entitled to live with love and without judgement.

Sunday Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

‘I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.’

Nihshanka Debroy on writing ‘Checkmate’

“A whirlwind journey of battles, codes, and intrigue...” is how Nihshanka Debroy describes his début novel

Kritika Pandey, winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize Asia, talks about her work

Kritika Pandey talks about her story, The Great Indian Tee and Snakes, and how she became a writer

J.K. Rowling says she is survivor of sexual assault

The British writer said that she was disclosing the information to give context to her controversial past comments about transgender women

This book tips its hats to India’s environment warriors

Authors Bijal Vachharajani and Radha Rangarajan’s book 10 Indian Champions Who Are Fighting to Save The Planet tells the tale of people who have been creating a real ecological difference on the ground

Author Uma Balasubramaniam on her latest book ‘Sayajirao Gaekwad III: The Maharaja of Baroda’

Author Uma Balasubramaniam’s latest is a deep dive into the history of the royal Gaekwads of Baroda and Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in particular

J.K. Rowling’s tweets on transgender people spark outrage

Rowling’s tweets caused a firestorm of responses from the LGBTQ community and others who were upset with her words.

Samit Basu’s latest novel, ‘Chosen Spirits’ is set in a disturbingly realistic, murkier near-future

Samit Basu’s latest novel is not optimistic. Yet the author manages to take a look into the near future, with plenty of humour, aided by unflinchingly honest mirrors held up to India’s upper middle class

Ramakrishnan traces history of Indian food in new OPOS cookbook

B Ramakrishnan’s new book, The Story Of India Through Food, which won the Amazon KDP award, retraces cuisines and reproduces them using the OPOS method

Kargil hero Capt Vijyant Thapar’s life now relived in a biography

A famous last letter, an unusual friendship, an arduous journey, a bitter war... ‘Vijyant at Kargil’ celebrates the extraordinary life and death of a 22-year-old soldier

Your lockdown reading list by Samanth Subramanian

Little Japanese figurines, a cricket team on tour, a British detective in the alleys of New York. Journalist and writer Samanth Subramanian’s suggestions for your weekly Reading List are a mix of fiction and non-fiction, of the comforting and the thought-provoking

Author Tishani Doshi on life post-pandemic

Throughout this lockdown, I have been veering madly between being pessimistic and optimistic about how we will emerge from this. As a poet, I’m used

Devdutt Pattanaik narrates The Mahabharata as a six-hour audio tale

The author has once again traded his pen for his voice, creating a six-hour oral narration of the epic

Srinivas Reddy’s biography of Krishnadevaraya is a throwback to the glorious Vijayanagara Empire

Author Srinivas Reddy discusses his biography of emperor Krishnadevaraya, whom he likes to describe as poet-king

Your lockdown reading recommendations by Ravi Subramanian are all about crime thrillers

For your weekly Reading List, crime thriller author Ravi Subramanian, recommends some favourite thrillers of his own, from psychological murder mysteries to diamond heists

'Her Lockdown Story' documents the struggles of women

Assam-based NGO collects testimonials of women from lower income groups denied their wages, facing destitution

Samit Basu’s new novel, ‘Chosen Spirits’, describes a best-case scenario for Earth’s future

The author on why his new novel is “anti-dystopian" and how he found writing reality stranger than fiction

Indrani Majumdar on translating the final volume of Satyajit Ray’s Professor Shonku stories

Celebrating Satyajit Ray and Professor Shonku: Indrani Majumdar talks about translating the final volume of Satyajit Ray’s Professor Shonku stories, which was released recently

Danseuse Leela Samson to head JCB Prize for Literature 2020 jury

Leela Samson will head the five-member jury that also includes Aruni Kashyap, Tejaswini Niranjana, Ramu Ramanathan and Deepika Sorabjee

A book on the history of T20 is the Wisden Book of the Year 2020

Wisden’s Book of the Year 2020 is...A book on the history of T20, its players, and an analysis on what it stands for today, has been declared the Wisden Book of the Year 2020

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This picture taken on August 4, 2020 shows a general view of destruction at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut following a massive explosion there.

37K | Massive blast sends seismic shock across Beirut, killing over 70 and injuring thousands

A pilot with IndiGo airlines was killed and the driver seriously injured when the car they were travelling in rammed a container truck on the Nehru Outer Ring Road at Himayat Sagar.

31K | IndiGo pilot killed in car crash near Hyderabad airport

Looking ahead, Pradeep Singh said he hoped to “work for the poor” and contribute towards the “development of the nation”.

25K | Pradeep Singh tops Civil Services exam on fourth attempt

Application for United States of America work visa H1B

23K | Trump signs executive order against hiring H1B visa holders for federal contracts

Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. File photo

16K | ‘Government wants to make an example of my mother,’ says Mehbooba Mufti's daughter

A COVID-19 test in progress at Chinna Waltair in Visakhapatnam on Monday, August 03, 2020.

14K | Coronavirus India lockdown Day 133 live updates | Government lifts export ban on all ventilators

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11K | Alleged murder of former bodyguard of Sheikh Hasina rocks Bangladesh

10K | A year on, Article 370 and Kashmir mythmaking

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. File photo

10K | More than 75 youth groups in T.N. ask Javadekar to withdraw EIA notification