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The Gulzar-verse

Kaveree Bamzai

A cultural icon remembers the richness of his relationships

Funeral Nights  /
Funeral Nights
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
Feast of the Dead

Blurring the boundaries between the real and the surreal in Meghalaya

The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir: A New Investigation of Mahatma Gandhi’s Assassination /
The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir: A New Investigation of Mahatma Gandhi’s Assassination
Appu Esthose Suresh and Priyanka Kotamraju
Who and Why?

The players, plots and the movement that led to Gandhi’s murder

The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis /
The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh: The Forecaster

Amitav Ghosh’s new book is a parable for a planet in crisis. He speaks to Nandini Nair about the cruelties of colonialism and the violent trajectory of the nutmeg

Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History  /
Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History
Martyn Rix
Floral Folios

A cultural canvas for Indian plants

The Elephant in the Womb /
The Elephant in the Womb
Kalki Koechlin | Illustrated by Valeriya Polyanychko
Kalki Koechlin: Dragon Queen

Kalki Koechlin’s mommy memoir is like her: candid, creative and full of truths that the merchants of bliss don’t reveal

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