A movie about a mother-daughter relationship highlights the pangs of adolescence and adulthood

In India, young nonfiction writers are telling us vital stories, of moving beyond presumptions, and widening the public discourse

Culture and contemporary textile art come together in a collector’s show

Hanif Kureishi transforms a personal calamity into high literature

Six novels, by five women and one man, about grief and friendship, forgiveness and atonement, contend for the Booker Prize

In his new book, William Dalrymple recounts the many core innovations that originated in India and transformed the world. The historian in conversation with

The new Nobel laureate in literature plumbs the fears and fragility of the human soul with such wicked relish

Artist duo Thukral & Tagra take a natural route to digital mysteries

Sayali Goyal finds in ordinary objects the richness of Indian design. The photographer tells how she turns the mundane into the magnificent

Olivia Laing’s new book examines the idea of paradise. The author and cultural critic speaks about the pleasures of gardens, their hidden costs and the meaning of home