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Written on the Body
Sumana Roy
A master of ‘wet poems’ places the body at the centre of political and social structures
Bant Singh: Notes of Defiance
An ode to the Dalit singer Bant Singh explores the beauty and bloodiness of Punjab
Stripped to the Core
Is writing a memoir worth the sacrifice, the self-shaming, the self-aggrandising?
Onward and Upward
This celebration of Indian birds is a treasure chest that might even kick-start a lifelong passion in readers
Vivek Shanbhag: Family Matters
Vivek Shanbhag has written a finely-woven novel which tells of the machinations of work and money, prosperity and globalisation through the story of a family
Hillary Clinton: “I can play with the boys now”
The story of Hillary Rodham Clinton, ‘an exasperating little girl’ who wished to become an astronaut
City as Visual Metaphor
An exploration of Chandigarh brings together unexpected works and undiscovered connections
The Consort
The story of Lalitamba Bayi and Kerala Varma is no ordinary love story. It tells of many political machinations and the slow unravelling of the matrilineal court in Travancore
The Savant from Ithaca
Kaushik Basu’s new book bears tell-tale signs of a text that has evolved over time
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