TM Krishna's new book on mridangam makers highlights the central role of these dalit master craftspersons in Carnatic music, and examines the complex relationship they share with u ... Read more
Dhaba food, blingy truck bodies, infernal heat, the generosity of truck drivers, and the ubiquity of corruption, Rajat Ubhaykar's book combines sociological and cultural insights w ... Read more
Dhaba food, blingy truck bodies, infernal heat, the generosity of truck drivers, and the ubiquity of corruption, Rajat Ubhaykar's book combines sociological and cultural insights w ... Read more
Continuing their conversation from the previous part, our guests talk about what is it like to witness a hanging? Was Ram Singh, one of the accused in the Nirbhaya case, murdered i ... Read more
What is it like to witness a hanging? Was Ram Singh, one of the accused in the Nirbhaya case, murdered in prison? What were Afzal Guru's last moments like? Sunil Gupta, who worked ... Read more
Books And Authors with Manjula Narayan | Shubha Mudgal's Looking for Miss Sargam, a book of short stories about classical musicians, of 'music and misadventure', is both funny and ... Read more
Books And Authors with Manjula Narayan | Shubha Mudgal's Looking for Miss Sargam, a book of short stories about classical musicians, of 'music and misadventure', is both funny and ... Read more
Namita Gokhale, director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, talks about her metafictional novel, Jaipur Journals, which looks at writers with both wicked humour and deep sympathy. Read more
Amit Khanna, a film industry insider for six decades, who set up Reliance Entertainment and has worked across media, talks about Dev Anand, working with four generations of enterta ... Read more
Farah Khan, who grew up in a tiny flat the size of her current living room carpet, offers insights in Kaveree Bamzai's book, No Regrets, as do Twinkle Khanna, Sania Mirza, and Smri ... Read more