Books
Hilary Mantel (1952-2022): Past Perfectionist
Hilary Mantel (1952-2022) humanised characters from history, as she was interested in where politics met psychology, where the private met the public
BR Ambedkar: Flawed Genius
In a new biography of Ambedkar, Shashi Tharoor gets a measure of the constitutionalist and nation-builder, contending that an honest survey of Ambedkar’s life and its impact needs to also look at those faults for which he can be legitimately criticised without taking away from his greatness
Moni Mohsin: Flights of the Butterfly
Moni Mohsin returns with her party-going, status-chasing, protagonist. She tells Bhavya Dore why she looks at Pakistani society through a gossipy socialite
Jerry Pinto: Mumbai on His Mind
Jerry Pinto’s new novel is about urban adolescence in the eighties. He speaks to Open about the humiliations of college and the joys of language
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