The versatile Sudhir Kakar’s autobiography is without conceit, and dissects the self with professionalism
In this etymological treasury of words, I found the chapter ‘How Nations Insult Each Other’ the most...
Granta luxuriates in the remarkable flourish in English writing from a land divided by the faultlines of...
Pungent criticism, great reviews and diaries. Pays well, too!
Piety and prurience, medicine and court intrigue crowd Kakar’s richly-felt tapestry set in Shah Jahan’s...
The Man in the Bulb meditates on the dying of the light
"I had even written my own obit in 1943 when I was still in my twenties. It later appeared in a collection of...
Another biography of Gandhi justifies itself by homing in on its subject’s sexual oddities. He is flawed,...
Fatima Bhutto’s impeccable prose looks her family’s tragedies steadily in the eye, but turns a blind one...
Outlook asked an eminent panel of writers and critics to come up with their choice of the best books of 2009...
Nandita Das’s unflinching liberalism sets her agenda in cinema and beyond
The UPA has won a more convincing victory than I had hoped for: getting close to a majority on its own.
A self-identifying, dispiriting tour of Islam's extremities inlaid with personal history
There is also a streak of masochism, the desire to hurt oneself, in Varun's mother's family
Dignity in a high place, personified by a quiet, assertive sardarni
Once prissy, Indian fiction has embraced Eros, the negater of evil
These stories are precursors to the Booker winner, with similar characters and incidents, and are better
Khushwant Singh turned 13 in 1928
This story could also be entitled 'From Babar to Kenneth Tyson' because its theme is the reaction to India of...
The Body Says What Words Cannot: Dancing Docs Cheer Himachal Patients Up
Election Wrap 2021
Cricket Is All About Risk Management: Jos Buttler After First IPL Century
Matter Of Self Pride And Doing Your Best For Mumbai Indians: Kieron Pollard
Opinion | Online Gaming Companies Are Suffering Due To Lack Of Clarity On Legality Of Business Models
Adda Robusta
Opinion | Online Gaming Industry Can Boost Make In India Initiative
From Pac-Man To PUBG Mobile, Why Esports Threatens To Overtake Cricket In India