Books
Have You Heard This?
Aliefya Vahanvaty
Audio books are becoming big business in India, and not just in English
Extraordinary Life, Extraordinary Art
Despite the failings of its polemics, this graphic telling of Ambedkar’s story deserves to be read
Rhythm and Hues
Nasreen Munni Kabir manages to draw out the shy AR Rahman, though this biography lacks warmth
Reading in the Time of eReaders
You can change text size, you can carry a library in your bag. Yet, what it really takes to get hooked is not the gadget, it’s a good book
Martinis, Stilettos and Our Mostly Unreal Love Stories
Chicklit in India is all bright covers and imported accessories, barring some notable exceptions
Gandhi Sans Gloss
A skillful biography that does not deserve any of the media brouhaha around its ‘sensational’ bits
All That We’ve Lost Since Harappa
Chronicling the past as well as documenting the contemporary, Banerjee playfully counts our losses
Five Pages That Became a Film
Tracing a Ruskin Bond story to a Vishal Bhardwaj screenplay, and discovering what got lost in the process
When Jeffrey Archer Writes His 13th Draft
That’s the right time to send it to the editor, says the bestseller man who writes in complete silence and pure isolation
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