The last of Tahmima Anam’s Bengal trilogy compresses the domestic and the global into an evocative narrative
An American master on mortality, a Nobel laureate on New Russia and more. Bibliotherapy for the summer
The Delhi-born, US-based writer's new novel captures the terror and tragedy of our time
What the struggle in a Tamil Nadu village says about the other side of development
The open borders of Bengali literature come alive in this collection of short stories
An entire generation of girls now define themselves by how active (or not) they are sexually
In each of these stories, unlovely descriptions of ageing bodies become an acceptance of mortality
A fascinating journey across cultures charts the life and evolution of alcohol and its influence
A provocative thesis questions the Western fundamentals of diplomacy and argues for an Indian way of engaging the world