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Maritime marvel of the yore
5 Oct 2024 9:50 PM ISTEnriched with interesting anecdotes, Cochin: Fame and Fables by MK Das explores the city’s vibrant history as a pivotal maritime destination from...
Weaver of boundless dreams
5 Oct 2024 9:45 PM ISTThe 2019 edition of the Valley of Words was privileged to host Keki N Daruwalla – India’s foremost poet and writer. By this time, he had received the...
Retelling a timeless epic
29 Sept 2024 12:56 AM ISTSonali Raje’s trilogy, The Empress of Indraprastha, offers a feminist and ecological retelling of the Mahabharata, focusing on Draupadi’s polyandrous...
Behind the iron curtain
22 Sept 2024 1:26 AM ISTAutocrats by Rajiv Dogra explores the psychological and personal traits of authoritarian leaders, revealing how their cults of power form and persist....
Dichotomies of the ‘City of Joy’
15 Sept 2024 12:57 AM ISTTruth/Untruth — Anjum Katyal’s outstanding translation of Mahashweta Devi’s thrilling novella Satya/Asatya — offers a glimpse of the urban life in the...
A wordsmith’s enigmatic exploration
7 Sept 2024 11:30 PM ISTWritten with his quintessential wit and insight, Shashi Tharoor’s A Wonderland of Words explores the beauty, quirks, and complexities of the English...
Heartfelt saga of a shining heritage
31 Aug 2024 8:16 PM ISTAs a native, Amit Srivastava, in his book Siraj-E-Dil Jaunpur, provides a gripping account of the history, culture, and identity of the city and its...
Candid reconstruction of a gory past
31 Aug 2024 8:02 PM ISTTold mostly through the lens of her ancestors, Mishal Husain’s Broken Threads assembles bits and pieces of information to weave a comprehensive...
Sazina Khan’s "Echoes of the Heart" launched to widespread acclaim at India Habitat Centre
26 Aug 2024 1:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: The literary world gathered in admiration at the India Habitat Centre for the launch of Dr. Sazina Khan’s latest poetry collection, Echoes...
India’s ‘Milkman’ extraordinaire
24 Aug 2024 10:33 PM ISTThe monograph on Verghese Kurien, written by MS Meenakshi under the series ‘Pioneers of Modern India’, chronicles the journey of the ‘Milkman of...
Sacred abode of power
17 Aug 2024 10:33 PM ISTShaktimôy Shaktipīth by Anish Das is an exceptional work that begins with the story of Dakshayagna, followed by Mahadev and Sati’s marriage, Mahadev’s...
A tale of love amidst strife
17 Aug 2024 10:27 PM IST‘The Rainbow Runners’—translated by Dhrubajyoti Borah from the Assamese original Artha—is a poignant love story that deploys experimental narration to...
Perilous Pandemonium
26 July 2025 11:32 PM ISTMicrocosm of Rahim’s Metaphoric Might
26 July 2025 11:29 PM ISTTapping the Blue Giants
26 July 2025 11:24 PM ISTGrace under Fire
26 July 2025 11:23 PM ISTSounds of Silence
26 July 2025 11:21 PM IST
6 dead, several injured in stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple
27 July 2025 11:45 AM ISTCongress highlights 'background' to Op Sindoor debate, Trump's '26'...
27 July 2025 11:29 AM ISTISI-backed arms smuggling network busted in Punjab; 5 nabbed
27 July 2025 11:26 AM ISTIndia's internal security challenges to remain dynamic due to its...
27 July 2025 11:16 AM ISTWoman poisons to death three minor daughters in Thane; arrested
27 July 2025 11:15 AM IST