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Gandhi, the Father

Gopalkrishna Gandhi

A shared vein of political reflection makes the letters to his son Devadas special

Scorching Love: Letters from Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to His Son, Devadas
Edited by Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Tridip Suhrud
In the Shadow of the Mountain  /
In the Shadow of the Mountain
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
Mountains of the Mind

When climbing high peaks proves cathartic

The Immortal King Rao /
The Immortal King Rao
Vauhini Vara
Vauhini Vara: The Tech Realist

Aditya Mani Jha speaks to Vauhini Vara about her debut novel, a blend of the historical and the satirical

Moments With My Mother /
Moments With My Mother
Lela Lee
Mom Versus Child

What it means to have an abusive mother

Vultures /
Vultures
Dalpat Chauhan | Translated by Hemang Ashwinkumar
Lives Less Lived

A caste study from a village in Gujarat

The Penguin Book of Indian Poets /
The Penguin Book of Indian Poets
Edited by Jeet Thayil
Jeet Thayil and Ranjit Hoskote on Indian Poetry

‘There is an urgency and commitment in the voices of the poets in this book.’ A conversation between poets Jeet Thayil and Ranjit Hoskote about an anthology of modern Indian poetry edited by the former

Machinehood /
Machinehood
SB Divya
The Maximalist

SB Divya’s science-fiction novel, set in 2095, pits humans against Artificial Intelligence. The author in conversation with Aditya Mani Jha

Akbar of Hindustan /
Akbar of Hindustan
Parvati Sharma
Akbarnama: Peace with All

The Akbarnama continues to be relevant not because it valorises one man but rather because it echoes the tenet of unity in diversity

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