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Out In The Moonlight is Perumal Murugan’s first children’s book for Tulika

Writer Perumal Murugan’s latest book for children features a heartwarming story from his childhood

Akila Kannadasan

The Hindu On Books | Ghostwriter of ‘Spare’ and a tender bar, reading Maria Ressa, talking to Deepti Kapoor

K Vijay Kumar at the launch at ACJ, Taramani

K Vijay Kumar’s book on Veerappan is now available as a podcast on Audible

Akila Kannadasan

Daily Quiz | On Jane Austen and her novels

The Hindu on Books | A history of the world by Simon Sebag Montefiore, India’s railway stations, Indus Valley in a graphic novel and more

The Hindu on Books | Siddhartha Mukherjee profiles the cell, Khalid Jawed wins JCB Prize, books on football and more

The Hindu on Books | Ian Jack’s India, John Keay’s Himalayas, Vasudhendra’s historical fiction and more

Author Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik’s new audio show looks at Ravana in a 360 degree angle

‘The Poetic Cosmos of Sudeep Sen’: A treat for Poetry lovers in Hyderabad

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Social scientists have conducted a lot of research over the years into the various causes of human mortality.

Saved through religion

Prashanth Perumal J.

The bustling streets of Old Delhi.

Coming home: A look at Anita Desai’s Clear Light of Day, with Partition in the backdrop

“I think there is a tension in the Hindutva family between those who are kind of more religiously-minded and those who see this as very much a political, almost a non-religious doctrine,” says Shruti Kapila.

Key Indian symbols are undergoing a major revision: Shruti Kapila

Varghese K. George

Musician, composer and lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri releasing the book Kalamozhiyunna Naatupookkal at his house in Thiruvannur. Author of the book Lekha Kakkanattu, poet P.K. Gopi and environmental activist T. Shobheendran are also seen.

Agriculture department officer comes up with book on native flowers in peril