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The Gandhi Purana

Makarand R Paranjape

The metaphysical boldness of Raja Rao’s portrait of the Mahatma

Bio Dictatorship

When the writer succumbs to the monumental

Alisa Ganieva: The Caucasus Chronicler

Russian author Alisa Ganieva writes of those alienated by urbanisation and radicalisation. Her work has now found a home in India too

Home Away

Displacement as a state of mind

The Good Doctors

A riveting account of three generations of physicians in colonial Bengal who performed ordinary miracles in their daily lives

Premchand’s Partner

On the writer’s 140th birth anniversary, why it’s important to celebrate his wife Shivrani Devi, herself an author and freedom fighter

The Hopeful Historian

Rutger C Bregman’s new book questions our shared assumptions about humanity. The bestselling historian tells Bhavya Dore why he remains optimistic

A Broken System

Can private players plug the public failure gaps?

Losing Faith

A Malayalam novel delves into the dangers of organised religion

Nobody’s Novelist

Ottessa Moshfegh’s new book establishes her prowess at excavating the minds of characters on the margins of society

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