Addictions and Anxiety: Navigating The Murky World of Today’s Teenagers
Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava’s new book shows how addiction to gadgets and the internet, coupled with emotional disorders and drug abuse, have led to a vicious cycle.
Category: Books
“It Serves Governments to Keep the People of India and Pakistan Apart” – Karuna Ezara Parikh
Television personality and social-media influencer Karuna Ezara Parikh’s debut novel revolves around an Indian-Pakistani romance.
These Authors Are Resurrecting Unsung Heroines from Indian History and Mythology
Koral Dasgupta and Devika Rangachari are out to claim the space of popular fiction for women protagonists from Indian history and mythology.
Seeking love, fuelled by fame, freedom and drugs: Bollywood icon Parveen Babi
In a new biography of 1970s’ Bollywood star Parveen Babi, author Karishma Upadhyay uncovers issues that are just as relevant today: mental health, drugs and the fast life.
Kho Kho, Thums Up and ‘Prem’: 3 Authors Who Evoke 1990s’ Nostalgia in Their New Novels
Three Indian authors whose new novels are set in the 1990s share their favourite memories and pop culture references from this period.
From caste on Tinder to love jihad, the complex facets of love in India
Scholar and university professor Dr Debotri Dhar’s new book of essays looks at love from a point of view of gender, culture and politics.
Literary sensation Mieko Kawakami on ‘Breasts and Eggs’ and why feminism is a human issue
Award-winning author and poet Mieko Kawakami on patriarchy in Japanese society, and her new bestseller ‘Breasts and Eggs’.
It’s Never Too Late to Educate Yourself or Start a New Career: Sci Fi Writer SB Divya
After working as an engineer for two decades, SB Divya now weaves incredible sci-fi tales in her second career as author.
Those who glorify the devadasi system ignore its sexism, casteism – Gitanjali Koland
Classical dancer, martial-arts expert and author Gitanjali Kolanad on her latest book and the system of devadasis in India.
How traditional Indian practices like jholi-swinging benefit babies
Traditional Indian methods of caring for newborns are beneficial and practical, says Dr Farah Adam Mukadam.
“Kashmiri Pandits Have Received Only Lip Service from Political Parties”: Author Avanti Sopory
Author Avanti Sopory writes about the beauty, heritage and folklore of her homeland Kashmir, despite being forced to leave it at gunpoint.
“It becomes rape only when someone finds out” – an undercover investigation into gender violence in India
Author Tara Kaushal on #MeTooIndia, Bois Locker Room, conflicted men-women relations, and her explosive new book, ‘Why Men Rape’
Mythological Women Revered, Stories of Historical Women Censored in India – Historian Ira Mukhoty
Historian and author Ira Mukhoty shares untold stories of queens and heroines from Indian history, and what we can learn from them
“There Is Polarisation, Intolerance… It’s the Best Time for Humour” – Satirist Naomi Datta
Former broadcast journalist Naomi Datta used her snarky, irreverent online persona to launch her own brand of satire.