The story of two photographers, Raghu Rai and Kishor Parekh, and their books on the birth of Bangladesh
Howard Jacobson on jealousy among great writers, his fear of obscurity, and why aspiring writers must rid themselves of ideology
Amit Chaudhuri’s window to Calcutta shows a city where incompatible things miraculously coexist
From Sylvia Plath to Emily Bronte, publishers are unapologetically lending a light touch to the packaging of literary classics by women
Taj Hassan’s largely unnoticed novel recreates the complexities of life in Maoist-strong zones
Madeline Miller can write for 14 hours a day and still maintains she does not deserve to be called a writer. She won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012
This tribute to Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi brings into clear focus the cricketer who broke regional barriers in India’s dressing room
Mayank Austen Soofi has a very instrusive presence on the pages of his book on the lives of Delhi’s sex workers
The book Spies from Space: The Isro Frame-up detailed how the real traitors in the Isro espionage case were CIA moles in India’s Intelligence Bureau. Is that why the book quickly disappeared from bookstores?