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That he was a polymath would be a vulgar generalisation indeed. But Ramaswamy dutifully shows up the limitations of Damodar Kosambi’s work in each of his fields of study, though in each one of them his intervention and his contribution…
17 October,2026 01:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez Shreeja Rao and Shrujana N Shridhar It's not surprising that women play key factors throughout the insightful trajectory. "I have learnt strength and ambition from women and women's stories. This book pays homage to…
Katt Williams' memoir, "Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines," is out Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Katt Williams talks hard times, comedy, women and Hollywood shenanigans in "Nine Lives, No Wives and 69 Concubines," out Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Katt Williams is a man who has…
BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan has revealed that her daughter was appalled upon discovering certain revelations in her autobiography. Gabby, 53, shares 21-year-old fraternal twins Lois and Reuben with her husband Kenny Logan, 54, a former professional rugby player. In recent weeks,…
The National Law Review Grief, Healing, and Hope Unfold in Neb Hayden’s "Footsteps On the Porch" In his moving new book, a man finds redemption and human connection on the front porches of a quiet coastal town. NEW YORK, NY,…
You read Narratively for true stories about people whose lives you’d never otherwise glimpse. Every one of those stories started the same way: someone decided their experience was worth writing down. This year’s winner receives $3,000, publication and huge shout-outs on…
Writers experience a strange existence. We spend many hours, hunched over a keyboard, communicating with an audience we typically don’t see or generally know. Yet because of the subjects we write about and the style with which we do it,…
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Shortlisted for the 2026 VoW Book Award for translation from Punjabi to English, this fascinating book, first published as Neela Ghumiar in 2013, presents seventeen iconic poets, potters, politicians, publishers, thespians and conmen who shaped Delhi’s Punjabi cultural life, irrespective of their…
A tale of a teenager who is lured by his ambition, a tale of parents who understand their child better after his death and a tale of a city that hides its criminal ecosystem. I came to know about Patrick…