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Lingering Shadows

Aditya Mani Jha

The pathos and prowess of three recent poetry collections

Kunal Basu: Our Brave New Worlds

Antara Raghavan

Kunal Basu’s latest novel explores the conflict between different versions of India

The Critical Insider

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Writer and politician Javed Jabbar tells the tale of his tangled relations with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Benazir Bhutto

Fatherland

Kaveree Bamzai

Actor Tusshar Kapoor, best known for his role in a comedic franchise, chronicles his journey as a single father

Friends or Foes?

Siddharth Singh

Paul Staniland decodes government responses to armed groups

‘A Biographer Is an Artist under Oath,’ says Ramachandra Guha

Nandini Nair

Ramachandra Guha’s new book portrays seven westerners who joined India’s freedom movement. He speaks to Nandini Nair about today’s rebels and the meaning of patriotism

String Theory

Geeta Doctor

The warp and weft of the Indian subcontinent

Life’s Longing for Itself

Chintan Girish Modi

Sport and religion play out on the badminton court

Playing to the Guru

Akhila Krishnamurthy

Atul Merchant Jataayu chronicles the musical genius and personal proclivities of his legendary teacher Annapurna Devi

‘Writing Is Somewhat a Masochistic Activity’

Antara Raghavan

M Mukundan’s award-winning biography of a city reveals Delhi’s underbelly with compassion. The author tells Antara Raghavan why a river of sorrow runs beneath his stories