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Ankur Warikoo doles out life tips and corporate mantras. The author tells why self-help books sell out

Tibetan writer Tsering Yangzom Lama’s debut novel is an ode to desire

Difficult truths from Bihar concealed within acceptable homilies

Shekhar Pathak’s book on the Chipko movement wins the Kamladevi Chattopadhyay New India Foundation Book Prize. The author in conversation with Open

The adventures of an honest cop in small-town India

Mansi Choksi’s book chronicles the lives of three young couples who chose love over all else. She speaks about what they gained and what they lost

The making of the writer Nirmal Verma

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s new book deals with what the right data can tell us about who we are and how we might make our lives better. The economist in conversation with

KR Meera’s latest novel blends mythology and history. The Malayalam author tells Aditya Mani Jha about creating strong women characters and the lure of the Bible