An exploration of the Indian middle-class psyche
Vikram Seth’s magnum opus, reissued as a limited edition, remains relevant three decades later because it contains multitudes
Amit Chaudhuri’s new novel is interested not in events but the interruptions
A majestic celebration of the cultural diversity of the subcontinent
The undiminished solar power of Kazuo Ishiguro’s imagination
Mirza Ghalib is a detective in this historical novel by Raza Mir
An immigrant’s tale in London raises ethical questions
In the final instalment of the Jesus trilogy, JM Coetzee shows that everything we do and desire culminates in loss
Isabel Allende’s new novel follows exiles in search of a home in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War
The romance of south Mumbai
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.
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