Children’s Day special: 14 terrific new books for kids of all ages
As India celebrates Children’s Day on November 14, we bring to you 14 new children’s books about India and the world that kids of all ages will love.
Tag: Books
50 years on, the exodus of South Asians from Uganda finds retelling in three debut novels
This year marks 50 years since Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled South Asians from his country. We put the spotlight on three recent novels by women writers that dwell on this event in world history.
Love outside marriage and women in pursuit of happiness – this doctor’s debut adds a twist to romance novels
The debut novel of respiratory pathologist and fiction writer Dr Shalini Mullick dwells on the theme of extramarital love, an intrepid subject for the Indian romance genre.
“There’s much to say about the American presence in Afghanistan… the US embassy there was essentially Ameristan”
Former journalist Rashmee Roshan Lall’s novel ‘The Pomegranate Peace’ uncovers the absurdities of America’s ‘aid and reconstruction’ project in Afghanistan.
“Learning to live and thrive with a mental-health condition brings with it a lot of illumination”: Aparna Piramal Raje
Acclaimed business leader, columnist and author Aparna Piramal Raje on her new book ‘Chemical Khichdi’ and why mental-health conditions can be manageable and not limiting
Ambition, power, whim – behind the world’s most famous fashion magazine
The 130-year-old history of Vogue is not just a study in brand-building but also an overview of issues that have plagued Western society in this period – from war widows to consumerism, racism and sexism.
‘The Black Magic Women’: Dr Moushumi Kandali on Northeastern women, myths and discrimination
Dr Moushumi Kandali’s new book takes up the biases that people from India’s Northeast, particularly Assamese women, face in the rest of the country.
“Reclaiming your own narrative is the ultimate power move” – Aparna Shewakramani
Aparna Shewakramani’s character in ‘Indian Matchmaking’ was presented as too strong-headed for a potential Indian bride. But that’s the same reason she now has legions of fans. She talks to us about the show and her new memoir ‘She’s Unlikeable’.
“The biggest challenge is doing justice to personal histories that are within living memory”: Neema Shah
Author Neema Shah on her debut novel ‘Kololo Hill’, a family drama set against an important episode in Ugandan history when Asians were ordered to leave the country within 90 days
Suleika Jaouad on vulnerability, isolation and writing about the “in-between places”
An interview with Emmy Award-winning columnist, TED speaker and bestselling author Suleika Jaouad on life after cancer and writing stories of our shared humanity.
Vulnerability, illiteracy, neglect: A heart-wrenching snapshot from a women’s prison in India
This excerpt from the new book ‘Hope Behind Bars’ takes us into the personal spaces of women incarcerated in jails in India, cut off from basic human dignities and bereft of support from the outside world.
What Shah Rukh Khan means for Indian women’s freedom and the economy’s gender crisis
Feminist economist Shrayana Bhattacharya’s new book maps the economic and personal trajectories of ordinary Indian women united by their love for film idol Shah Rukh Khan
A journalist and ‘reluctant mother’ on the icky parts of Indian parenting no one talks about
Journalist Zehra Naqvi’s debut book ‘The Reluctant Mother’ chronicles her personal struggles of motherhood in a world that constantly tries to define her and who she should be.
“In a society that is becoming more and more unequal, the internet has not been of help in equalizing the gaps” – Vaasanthi
An interview of bilingual author Vaasanthi whose latest book lays bare the gender, caste and class inequalities in the country while offering a ray of humanity and hope
How to become a global stock photo and other adventures in the time of the internet
In her new memoir, Durban writer Shubnum Khan shares how her face got plastered on billboards across the world, and other fascinating stories from her colourful life.
Para swimmer Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu and her legacy of determination
In her autobiography ‘Swimming Against the Tide’, para swimmer Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu shares her remarkable journey of battling obstacles and emerging a winner.
Their books offer a sassy, unconventional approach to a zero-waste lifestyle
Environmentalists Srini Swaminathan and Shubhashree Sangameswaran offer practical tips for an eco-friendly lifestyle in their two new books.
A Lebanese-Canadian’s search for ‘home’ through poetry, forgiveness and self-love
Poet-activist Najwa Zebian’s debut book draws life lessons from her experiences as a Muslim immigrant seeking the essence of ‘home’ all through her growing years.
“I think women are women’s best supporters”: Dolly Thakore
Actor and casting director Dolly Thakore on the “conditioning of silence over generations” of women, and her new tell-all memoir.
“Indian women are individually strong but socially vulnerable”: Namita Gokhale
Renowned author and festival director Namita Gokhale was recently awarded the Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2021.
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