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Siddhartha Murkherjee : The Night-side of Life
Nandini Nair
Cancer physician and researcher Siddhartha Murkherjee highlights the importance of tenderness in scientific inquiry and the many meanings of ‘normal’
Fat and Furious
Activist Lindy West speaks out against a culture where bigness is seen as a moral failing
Out of Africa
The frailties and fantasies of this Man Booker shortlisted novel make it a quiet classic
Beauty and Beasts in Nepal
Manjushree Thapa creates a breathtaking landscape that can be both hostile and affectionate towards the people who bustle in and out
The Heart of Revolution
KR Meera’s new novella is born of an early fascination with Naxalism and freedom
Alexander von Humboldt: An Early Green Warrior
Rediscovering Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th century scientist and humanist who first understood the web of life
An Epic Plea For Sovereign Words
When free speech is not an idealised abstraction but a practical pursuit. A user's guide by Timothy Garton Ash
Noonday’s Children
Stories of new Indian youth who don't accept that they are born with a handicap of caste, village or class
The Original Rebel
Krishna Sobti’s novel looks at tradition and modernity through a non-conformist lens
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