Books and Art
Polyphony: The call of Bengal, the idea of Bengal
Four very different books that are equally engaging for the stories they tell and how they choose to tell them
‘No feeling is final’ in this string of 12 gripping war stories
In these stories you come face to face with post-traumatic disorders: disorientation, hallucination and relentless insomnia
'My award will help regional writing’
Malayalam author Benyamin's new novel is set in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in an unnamed Middle Eastern city
Mumbai cop’s memoir exonerates him
Let Me Say It Now is a monumental memoir from the former Mumbai top cop
Once lured by Canadian dream, a ‘good wife’ grows up
As the personal journey of author Samra Zafar shows, 'real women' decide their own purpose
Aravind Adiga's 'Amnesty' asks the immigrant’s eternal question: Do good or do well?
Aravind Adiga’s novel feels pertinent and timely in a moment when the immigrant experience has become the story of our time
Francesc Miralles: Your ikigai may change over time, but having a purpose is key
Books on emotional intelligence like ‘Ikigai’ promote the idea that we don’t need to be monks to live a harmonious life
Book review: Being a wannabe, being a writer, being a bit or a lot of both
Namita Gokhale writes this novel with a gaze that is remarkably dispassionate, throwing open a literary cocoon to artful scrutiny
Manoranjan Byapari: ‘I haven’t written my best story yet’
A conversation with a working class hero and a man of many adventures
Shreya Sen-Handley becomes the first Indian woman to write opera
Through six stories written by writers from diverse backgrounds, the Welsh National Opera explores the highs and lows of migration