Indian film and theatre personality Ila Arun writes about why she idolised playwright Henrik Ibsen and adapted several of his plays to Hindi, hoping to spark a change in India the way Ibsen had done for women’s empowerment in Norway 150 years ago.
Tamil LGBTQIA+ influencer Thanuja Singam’s autobiography, released in time for Transgender Awareness Month, reflects on her childhood struggles with gender identity, cultural challenges, migration from Sri Lanka to Germany, and her emergence as a social-media star.
Dr Savita Ambedkar’s autobiography ‘Babasaheb’ is written as an ode to the Father of the Indian Constitution. But his wife the writer manages to hold her own space – in their marriage, their public life, and in the intimate events that dot this book.
Book review of legendary Bollywood film director and screenwriter Sai Paranjpye’s autobiography ‘A Patchwork Quilt: A Collage of My Creative Life’
Superstar Mariah Carey’s autobiography reveals details of her rocky childhood, her dedication to her music, and her traumatic first marriage.
Book review of ‘The Brass Notebook’, the no-holds barred intimate and political memoir of feminist economist and academician Devaki Jain
Notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar’s dutiful wife Victoria recounts the last time she met her husband before he went into hiding from his enemies.