Shashi Tharoor’s new book is a collection of aphorisms. The author and politician speaks about the art of provocation to

The Norwegian author wins the Nobel Prize in literature for his linguistic inventiveness

Madhav Gadgil relives his fascination with the natural world in his memoir. The veteran ecologist talks to

KR Meera’s new novel opens with an attempted murder. The author speaks about the trigger of the plot, the pains of writing and the importance of truth telling

Tracing swaraj through the city’s streets

Amitav Ghosh talks about his new book that charts the transformative effect of the poppy on the making of the world in a conversation with

Zooming in on the magic on stage and the everyday challenges of the nomadic Tamasha performers

Akram Khan’s final full-length solo performance is both an end and a beginning. The dancer-choreographer speaks to Open about the need to bleed on stage

Abraham Verghese’s new novel is a sprawling family saga steeped in history. The physician-author speaks about medicine and writing, faith and families

Her first novel in more than two decades returns to homes filled with silences and secrets, disappointments and dreams. The novelist in conversation with