Book Reviews
The Prison Diarist
Lhendup G Bhutia
Sudha Bharadwaj, an activist on bail, talks about her book on the life in a jail
Patrick Olivelle
Ashoka: The King Who Said Sorry
Patrick Olivelle’s riveting portrait of Ashoka brings out the universalism of the virtuous ruler
Uri Kaufman
Who by His Own Hand?
A new book on the October 1973 Yom Kippur War provides an inadvertent insight into what went wrong for Israel on October 7, 2023
Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey: Kitchen Confidante
The 40th anniversary edition of Madhur Jaffrey’s cult cook book is a reminder of the food traditions that change and those that do not. The actor, author, and chef speaks to
Simon LeVay
‘The Biggest Myth Related to Sex Is Sexual Orientation’
Simon LeVay in his new book unravels the secrets of sex. The British-American neuroscientist speaks to Bhavya Dore about fetishes and fantasies
Vivek Shanbhag |Translated from Kannada by Srinath Perur
Family Truths
An exploration of the Indian middle-class psyche
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