Category: Books

From loss, remembrance to hope, these books explore ideas that resonate with these fraught times

Impactful stories that explore diverse themes and narratives

In his first work of fiction after the 2022 attack, Rushdie explores art and mortality through five poignant short stories

A new translation of Salma’s first novel, The Dark Hours of the Night, foregrounds the voices of marginalised women

Set in the late 19th-century, this recent translation of the legendary Kannada writer’s 1967 novel is an exemplary work of social realism

The inaugural Mozhi Prize anthology, with nine Tamil stories in translation, highlights the diversity of tone and form in contemporary regional fiction

Animator Joshy Benedict highlights a popular card game that rides solely on luck and requires zero talent