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biography

Tata’s Trust

Madhavankutty Pillai

A new biography of Ratan Tata chronicles how he nurtured the Tata Group without compromising on the brand’s core values

Musk Mystique

A new biography of the world’s richest man portrays a genius who is also a deeply flawed human being

‘I have written on Ambedkar in good faith’

Shashi Tharoor’s latest book, Ambedkar: A Life, dwells on the scholar-politician’s trials and tribulations, achievements and associations, and his differences with leaders of the stature of Gandhi and Nehru

The Author between the Lines

Do we read too much biographical detail into novels?

Roth Unbound

Remembering an American master on the anniversary of his death—and the biography that boomeranged

Unbooked

Cancel culture strikes again with Philip Roth’s biography being pulled out by the publisher

The Last Scriptwriter

An empathetic portrait of Karunanidhi

A Tale of Two Menons

Comparing VK and VP is odious. They made the best of what destiny offered them

Biography as Fiction

Devi S Laskar’s debut novel navigates present-day US with its police brutality, racial tension and immigrant angst

The Sound of Music

A fan tells the AR Rahman story

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