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Fusing social commentary with emotional truths

India, Jan. 10 -- Each of the six stories in this volume cleverly captures the interplay between the personal and the political while exploring the everyday existence of Indians across different socia... Read More


Fashioning a life and identity on her terms

India, Jan. 3 -- This is the searing autobiography of Sushila Takbhaure, a Dalit woman whose life story reveals not only the brutal machinery of caste but also the intimate cruelties of patriarchy. Bo... Read More


HT Editors pick their favourite reads of 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- R SUKUMAR An empathetic portrait of a pioneering forensic ornithologist whose work made flying safer by prompting improvements in aircraft engines and in runway management plans tha... Read More


HT reviewers pick their best reads of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- AKANKSHYA ABISMRUTA Translated from the Telugu, this book shows how dependent humans are on forests for livelihood. ARUNIMA MAZUMDAR A novel about a mother-daughter duo who spend ... Read More


An anecdotal history of food in Mumbai

India, Dec. 6 -- From the Kolis, who have been fishing in the city's waters since before recorded history, and early settlers such as the Pathare Prabhus, to the people who poured into the city during... Read More


Shine bright like a diamond

India, Nov. 29 -- Kirtilal Kalidas Doshi was a doyen of India's gems and diamond industry. The man responsible for founding the Gemmological Institute of India, he was also instrumental in the formati... Read More


on why you shouldn't murder your husband

India, Nov. 22 -- Twinkle Khanna's first book, Mrs Funnybones, was based on her newspaper columns. In Mrs Funnybones Returns, she writes of juggling kids, in-laws, menopause, work and the state of the... Read More


Pushed to the margins

India, Nov. 15 -- Since the British East India Company merged seven islands into Bombay (now Mumbai), change has been constant. Now change is used as a weapon for displacement that is disguised as dev... Read More


A musical detective tale

India, Nov. 8 -- On an evening in 2016, Sumana Ramanan attended a private Hindustani music performance in south Mumbai. The singer, a man in his early- 70s, specialises in khayal, one of the Indian su... Read More


Of PAIN, sisterhood and survival

India, Nov. 1 -- In the heart of Mumbai, where neon lights barely mask the shadows of suffering, lies Kamathipura, one of India's most infamous red-light districts. Into this world walks the city's po... Read More