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Emma Byrne: “Swearing is a pain killer”

Published on Mar 18, 2024 08:47 PM IST

The scientist and author of Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language says using taboo words in specific contexts can have powerful physiological benefits

Scientist and author Emma Byrne (Courtesy the subject)
ByTeja Lele

Book Box | Mary Beard spills the tea (and rose petals) on Roman emperors

From power plays to poolside passion, this classics don reveals what we can learn from Roman history

Mary Beard (Author)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 08:40 PM IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book that envisages a work environment that’s effective across the physical–digital divide, an account of a large and socially complex Indian state, and the biography of a remarkable woman who dreamt of an India free of poverty, caste oppression and gender disparity

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book that looks at creating relatable contemporary work environments, an account of complex Indian state, and the biography of one of the most inspiring figures of twentieth-century India. (HT Team)
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 08:02 PM IST
ByHT Team

Daniel Bosley – “I never dreamed of going somewhere like the Maldives”

The author of Descent into Paradise: A Journalist’s Memoir of the Untold Maldives on embracing his voice and perspective, close friends in the Maldives who were killed by Islamist vigilantes, and how the people of the island nation don’t have any genuine animosity towards Indians

Author Daniel Bosley (Aishath Naj)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 08:01 PM IST

Report: Kerala Literature Festival 2024

The seventh edition of the Kerala Literature Festival, held in Kozhikode, was a literary spectacle with just the right dash of history, technology, politics, and celebrity appearances

Actor and politician Prakash Raj needed no introduction when he appeared before an enthusiastic audience to reaffirm his views on how star power can be a good thing for political and social activism. (Kerala Literature Festival 2024)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 07:55 PM IST

Review: Marginlands by Arati Kumar-Rao

Presenting the wonders of the land and also the environmental catastrophes being unleashed by detrimental policies conceived without consulting those who will be most affected by them

“After the most enchanting descriptions of how the Thar’s residents have coaxed water and agriculture from a seemingly punishing terrain, she reveals how limestone mines, windmills, and a canal — supposedly harbingers of development — have destroyed its water sources, wildlife, agricultural fields, and knowledge nurtured over centuries. “ (Dietmar Temps/Shutterstock)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 07:54 PM IST
BySyed Saad Ahmed

Sreedhar Bevara: True leaders emerge when their survival is at stake

The author talks about his need to inspire change in others, his journey as a leader and his upcoming book projects.

Sreedhar Bevara launched the celebratory edition of his book, The Roaring Lambs, in January
Published on Mar 15, 2024 07:16 PM IST

Alam-Ara turns 93

The inclusion of song and dance, elements of romantic drama, a multicultural crew and cast... India’s first talkie was a herald of things to come for the Hindi film industry

Zubeida in India's first talkie, Alam Ara, which was released on 14th March 1931 at Majestic Theatre in Bombay. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 09:06 AM IST
ByNilosree Biswas

Antonia Lloyd-Jones - “Olga does all sorts of things for all sorts of people”

The award-winning translator of the works of many of Poland’s leading contemporary novelists talks about translating Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk’s books

Translator Antonia Lloyd Jones (Susan Bernofsky)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 08:58 PM IST
ByAmrita Talwar

Review: Your Utopia by Bora Chung

In the eight stories in this collection, Bora Chung’s characters live with hope in a world that dares not dream of it, yet desperately needs it

The titular story follows a sentient automobile on an alien planet. (Shutterstock)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 07:03 PM IST
ByAreeb Ahmad

A book by a political scientist on chaos, black swans and the butterfly theory

In Fluke, author Brian Klaas brings up a question: If life is indeed all chaos and chance, how do we believe that everything we do matters?

Brian Klaas(Courtesy: HachetteIndia)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 06:10 PM IST

Past Lives, Three of Us & 96: Film and Undying Love

A look at three films that attempt to understand the simultaneous existence of many versions of an individual and the possibility of loving those different versions

Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in Past Lives (Film still)
Published on Mar 12, 2024 09:16 PM IST
ByNeeraja Srinivasan

Ankon Mitra – “Paper had to sing and dance in a fundamental way in this show”

The architect and pioneer of paper art, who curated the spectacular ‘On Paper - Of Paper’ talks about the evolution and revolution of paper art in India

Ankon Mitra with his work ‘Mycelium Mycelium’ at India Design ID. (Courtesy the artist)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 05:32 AM IST
ByShireen Quadri

Book Box | When I see a woman read

From stolen moments to public shields, the many meanings of a woman with a book

A woman reads a book(Author)
Published on Mar 09, 2024 09:00 PM IST

Review: The Past is Never Dead by Ujjal Dosanjh

A debut novel that packs in a good overview of Punjab’s caste history as it is transposed into the settlements of second and third generation Punjabis in the UK

A scene in Regent Street, London, in June 2022 during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd’s accession to the throne. (Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 06:36 AM IST

Karen Powell - “I feel drawn to Emily Bronte’s untamed spirit”

The author of Fifteen Wild Decembers on her evocative reimagination of Emily Brontë’s life narrated in the 19th century novelist’s own voice

Author Karen Powell (Courtesy the subject)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 05:00 AM IST

Review: H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars by Kunal Purohit

Combining reportage and extensive interviews to examine the connection between the incendiary lyrics of Hindutva pop songs and anti-minority violence

Hindutva supporters dancing in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 10:52 PM IST
ByDeepansh Duggal

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on how Gorkhas have come to be treated as outsiders, a collection of poems to brighten every day, and a volume that looks at how India’s digital revolution offers the keys to cracking open its market

On the reading list this week is a book on the status of Gorkhas in India today, a poetry anthology, and a volume that looks at how India’s digital revolution can open its market (HT Team)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 10:39 PM IST
ByHT Team

The Beast: All the lives we never lived

In Bertrand Bonello’s feature film, an almost-romance spanning centuries, Gabrielle and Louis, played by Lea Seydoux and George Mackay, are reincarnated as doomed lovers, always living under a shadow of a looming disaster

George Mackay and Lea Seydoux in The Beast (Film still)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 08:14 PM IST

Shenaz Treasury - “Marriage was invented when people lived till 35”

During a conversation at the Kerala Literature Festival, the actor and travel influencer spoke about her new book about learning from her breakups

Actor and author Shenaz Treasury (Courtesy the subject)
Published on Mar 07, 2024 09:16 PM IST

Review: Outlive; The Science and Art of Longevity

A tool book on how to live a long, meaningful, and fulfilling life, Outlive is a manifesto on staying young even as we grow older

Longevity involves overcoming the fear of dying (Shutterstock)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 03:02 PM IST
BySudhirendar Sharma

Report: Kolkata People’s Film Festival

Organised by the People’s Film Collective, the event that’s now in its tenth year, as always, showcased contemporary politically committed work emerging from South Asia

Arundhati Roy in conversation with Kasturi Basu at the Kolkata People’s Film Festival (Courtesy KPFF)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 08:46 PM IST
ByChittajit Mitra

Víctor Rodríguez Núñez - “Poetry helps me to live”

During an interview conducted at the Mumbai Poetry Festival, Núñez spoke about the racism against Latin Americans in the US, and poetry’s power to oppose

Cuban poet Victor Rodriguez Nunez reading out his work at the Mumbai Poetry Festival 2024 (Courtesy the Mumbai Poetry Festival)
Published on Mar 04, 2024 09:33 PM IST

Book Box | Letter from Banaras

This bookish journey in Banaras includes tea with friends, tales of the Doms, and Mirza Ghalib's poetic tribute

Harmony BookStore, Banaras(Author)
Published on Mar 02, 2024 10:47 PM IST

The flaneur in Mumbai

Walking along the coast from Versova to Bandra reveals a city that plays and picnics on the sandy beaches, picks clams on its rocky ones, cuddles on piers, and lives in close-knit fishing villages

Kartik Aaryan: A film star in the crowd heading to Versova pier. (Suhit Bombaywala)
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 09:08 AM IST
BySuhit Bombaywala

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a collection of Sanskrit love poetry, a book on the India Museum that contributed in major ways to the representation of India for a European audience, and an introduction to the major writers from Australia

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a collection of Sanskrit love poetry, a book on the India Museum and how it contributed to the representation of the country for a European audience, and an introduction to Australia’s important authors. (HT Team)
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 05:26 AM IST
ByHT Team

Manju Kapur – “Artists cannot create meaningful works if they are not free”

The author of The Gallery on censorship, making the Indian art world the subject of her new novel, and how her Buddhist practice helps her writing

Author Manju Kapur (Courtesy the publisher)
Published on Mar 01, 2024 10:55 PM IST

Review: The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao by Lindsay Pereira

A crisp novel, an adaptation of the Ramayana set in riot-struck 1990s Bombay, tells the story of contemporary India

Firemen attempt to stop fires raging in Malad, Mumbai, on January 13, 1993. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 10:53 PM IST
BySyed Saad Ahmed

Review: Nationalism in the Vernacular by Roluahpuia

A look at the insurgency in Mizoram, that lasted for two decades until 1986, and how the oral culture of the Mizos played a positive role in their emergence as a people

A picture taken in Mizoram on 05 September 1967. (HT Photo.)
Published on Mar 01, 2024 10:51 PM IST
ByThangkhanlal Ngaihte

Review: Playing Games by Huma Qureshi

A novel that follows two sisters and an unravelling marriage examines what it means to have a family and also the setbacks that families can bring

Life and heartbreak in London (Shutterstock)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 07:16 PM IST
ByRahul Singh
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