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Why Childhood Adversity Turns Some People into Super-Achievers as Adults
In ‘Supernormal’, her groundbreaking new study of trauma and survival, Meg Jay tells the stories of people who overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults.
She Chronicles Memories of Partition to Show the Humanity of the “Other Side”
Multidisciplinary artist and author Aanchal Malhotra has been studying the personal histories of the refugees of the Partition through the belongings they carried with them.
“Anuja Chauhan a Stellar Writer, But Deemed ‘Chick-Lit’, While Chetan Bhagat Occupies So Much Space”
Read the prizewinning entries in our ‘Equal Visibility’ reader contest.
Our Top Three Books of the Month Take You To Another World
From fantasy to the darker side of reality, here are our top three book recommendations for this month.
A Gita for Children? These Women Wrote It!
Sonal Sachdev Patel and Jemma Wayne-Kattan came together to write a children’s book based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
What Religious Polarization in Politics is Doing to Our Kids in Schools: A Mother’s Story
Nazia Erum’s hard-hitting new book is an eye-opener about what religious polarization in national politics is doing to innocent children in schools. An excerpt.
Three Love-Themed Book Recommendations for the Month
Jojo Moyes’ new novel ‘Still Me’, ‘The Only Story’ by Julian Barnes and ‘Eleven Ways to Love’ should be on your must-read list this month.
How a Fire Led RK Dalmia’s Daughter to Venture on a New Career Path
A fateful fire led Laxmana Dalmia, daughter of a poetess and India’s pioneering industrialist, to switch careers and venture into spirituality.
A Cruel Partition, a Rushed Migration, a Family’s Flight from Quetta to Delhi
Reena Nanda’s new book ‘From Quetta to Delhi’ traces the path of her family as they migrated to an uncertain future, and is as much about the pain of India’s Partition as about Punjabi customs and lore that survive even today in parts of both countries.
“Why Must Women Restrict Themselves to Writing on ‘Feminine Subjects’?” Asks Veena Nagpal
Veena Nagpal chose an unlikely topic for her latest novel – nuclear destruction and a water crisis.
February Book Recommendations: Kamila Shamsie, Emma Glass and a Surprise
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie, Peach by Emma Glass, and an old book that MUST make it to your reading list this month.
“You May Say I’m a Dreamer”: Natasha Badhwar
Filmmaker and columnist Natasha Badhwar’s book ‘My Daughters’ Mum’ chronicles her life as a journalist, wife and mother. It also touches upon the problem of everyday discrimination in modern India.
Maya’s Pursuit: Keeping Up With the Sindhis
From running a successful book-delivery service to writing about India’s wealthiest Sindhi families, there has never been a dull moment for Maya Bathija.
“I Have a Very Low Boredom Threshold” – Inside a Bestselling Author’s Mind
For author and columnist Kiran Manral, writing has been a process of self-discovery, and, like her books, she is peeling away layers of social conditioning as she goes along.
A Series of Mystic Events Opened Asthar Tashi’s Eyes to Her True Calling
Ashtar Tashi was drawn to meditation and mysticism after a long career in fashion, and believes joy is the only true path.
Hillary Clinton and Jesmyn Ward Are Our Must-Read Authors This Month
Get your hands on these books right away.
Royal Swag! When Queen Victoria’s Granddaughter Met Her Indian Secretary, Abdul
In the twilight years of her reign, the British Queen Victoria was devoted to her Indian assistant and Urdu teacher, Abdul Karim, much to the scandal of the royal court. Here is one fascinating anecdote about their controversial relationship.
How Osama bin Laden’s Older Three Wives Took to His New Teen Spouse
Hailed the ‘book of the year’, Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy’s new tome ‘The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda in Flight’ reveals fascinating inside stories of the world’s most notorious terrorist. This excerpt gives a glimpse into his family life and his four wives.
Wife Sweta Spills the Beans on Life with Author-Filmmaker Aditya Kripalani
Being the woman behind a successful man is a role that takes faith, sacrifice and oodles of love. But it’s a rewarding one too, finds Sweta Chhabria Kripalani.
Dystopia to Humour: Three Book Recommendations This Week
Short reviews of ‘On Tyranny’ by Timothy Snyder, ‘Maidless in Mumbai’ by Payal Kapadia and ‘A Horse Walks into a Bar’ by David Grossman.
Author of the Month: Anuja Chandramouli
The author of ‘Yama’s Lieutenant and the Stone Witch’ talks about mythology, women and writing dark fiction.
