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Books

Power Of Powerlessness

This year’s Booker shortlist includes two debuts and reflections on race

Of Crimes and Conceits

Masters heighten the suspense by playing with the genre

Always the Outsider

The idea of alienation permeates Jhumpa Lahiri’s new collection of short stories

The Prison Diarist

Sudha Bharadwaj, an activist on bail, talks about her book on the life in a jail

Ashoka: The King Who Said Sorry

Patrick Olivelle’s riveting portrait of Ashoka brings out the universalism of the virtuous ruler

Racing Against Time

What the women runners reveal about Indian society

Longing in Lahore

The many secrets of love and faith

Of Kings and Mystics

Glimpses into India’s moral traditions

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: 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

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