Books

The Overlord

Pranay Lal

Whether we see viruses as life-threatening or life-affirming, there is a certain elegance in the way they function

The Diplomat Does It

Rajiv Bhatia

Investigative short stories with a philosophical undertone

Amitava Kumar: Seeking Truth Between the Lines

Antara Raghavan

Amitava Kumar’s latest novel challenges fake news and the form of the novel. The author in conversation with Antara Raghavan

The Womb of the Earth

Siddhartha Sarma

Water and blood, creation and death, at the Kamakhya temple

The Gulzar-verse

Kaveree Bamzai

A cultural icon remembers the richness of his relationships

Feast of the Dead

Rini Barman

Blurring the boundaries between the real and the surreal in Meghalaya

Who and Why?

Rajshree Chandra

The players, plots and the movement that led to Gandhi’s murder

The Final Six

Nandini Nair

The 2021 Booker Prize shortlist tells of the persistence of grief, the deceptions of online prattle, the call of the wild, racial inequality and the triumph of the human spirit

Amitav Ghosh: The Forecaster

Nandini Nair

Amitav Ghosh’s new book is a parable for a planet in crisis. He speaks to Nandini Nair about the cruelties of colonialism and the violent trajectory of the nutmeg