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HT reviewer Saudamini Jain picks her favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- I'm baffled by how such few people have read or even know about The House of Awadh: A Hidden Tragedy by journalists Aletta Andre and Abhimanyu Kumar. This astonishing book unravels o... Read More


Sophie Kinsella and the hammer blow of fate

India, Dec. 11 -- Sophie Kinsella, the best selling author of more than 30 romantic comedy novels selling more than 45 million copies worldwide died on Wednesday. She had been diagnosed with glioblast... Read More


Mahesh Rao: "It was really important to me that the book end on a note of hope"

India, Nov. 25 -- I read your new novel, Half Light, as a portrait of desire. It starts with this young, very physical, romance, which eventually becomes demanding and vicious. Pavan and Neville come ... Read More


Ben Markovitz: When you write, there's this tension between flow and editing

India, Nov. 11 -- The Rest of Our Lives opens with the narrator, Tom, revealing, "When our son was twelve years old, my wife had an affair..." You've said the opening line came to you before you start... Read More


Unbelonging and the idea of home

India, Oct. 11 -- In 2019, the Indian government revoked Aatish Taseer's Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. After the initial shock and shame, Taseer felt, unexpectedly, relieved. "The burden of tr... Read More


Review: A Return to Self; Excursions in Exile by Aatish Taseer

India, Oct. 11 -- In 2019, the Indian government revoked Aatish Taseer's Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. After the initial shock and shame, Taseer felt, unexpectedly, relieved. "The burden of tr... Read More