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Stills from the latest film, A Breath Held Long, By Sudarshan Shetty : He walked in the rain with an excuse of a lost umbrella that he once borrowed from his mother as the raindrops poured down his cheeks like exaggerated salty sorrow that slowly pooled in his pockets submerging the cashless leather wallet that made him happy to imagine he was losing a lifetime of fortune to a grand deluge

Outlook Anniversary Issue: Holding Breath In A City That Never Pauses

BY Sudarshan Shetty

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From Persistence to Permanence: Reviewing 'The Indian University'

BY Swathi Priya

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'The Eleventh Hour' Book Review: It Is Almost Ten-Thirty

BY Sudhirendar Sharma

IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Book lovers at a fair picking their next reads

A New Year of Reading: A List Of Books To Look Forward To In 2026

BY Vineetha Mokkil

| Photo: ANI : Vinod Kumar Shukla

Vinod Kumar Shukla: The Creator of Raghuvar Prasad And The World Of Sonsi

BY Pravin Kumar

Lal moves fluently between traditions, geographies, and periods, offering close readings of texts and performances alongside broader reflections on theatrical practice.

Remembering, Recording, Rethinking Theatre

The Caste Con Census by Anand Teltumbde Cover

The Caste Con Census: Why Counting Caste May Wound More Than It Heals

BY Sahil Hussain Choudhury

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Walking Out, Speaking Up: Feminist Street Theatre in India
Deepti Priya Mehrotra

'Walking Out, Speaking Up' Book Review: The Unscripted Revolution

They Gather Around Me, The Animals

Politics And Poetry: 'They Gather Around Me, The Animals'

BY Aranya Padil

Penguin : Cover of The Court of The Dead by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

Mythical Migrant Misfits: Review Of Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro's Court Of The Dead

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Book Review: Katie Kitamura’s Audition Blurs Reality, Identity, And Desire

BY Debanjan Dhar

Leftword Publishing : Twenty-five years in, Leftword publishing continues printed dissent

Publishing Left in Right Wing India

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: The Langurs, by Anuradha Roy, from 'Called by the Hills'.

Lovesong And Lament: A Review Of Anuradha Roy's Called By the Hills

BY Vineetha Mokkil

Aleph :
The novel begins on a note of restlessness where the writer deliberately carves a distinct image of John K. and Asghar based on class.

All The World Is A Stage

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Cover of Clamour for a Handful of Rice by Sonnet Mondal

Witnessing In The Grain: The Urgency Of 'Clamour For A Handful Of Rice'

BY Sarita Jenamani

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A Tale of Migrant Childhoods from Tamil Nadu to Malaya | Excerpt from Crossings

BY Sunil Amrith

Cover of 'Cinema and the Indian National Emergency'

Cinema And The Emergency: What A New Book Reveals About Censorship, Propaganda and Resistance

BY Dr. Aftab Husain

Cover of 'Shreeti - A Light That Still Shines' by Shyamlal Yadav

Book Review: When Grief Becomes Hope, A Father Remembers

BY Shillpi A Singh

Kalinga Literary Festival : Kalinga Literary Festival and Penguin India book review project

Kalinga Literary Festival And Penguin Debut 'The Book Review Project'

BY Outlook News Desk

Amazon : Cover of 'The Dravidian Pathway' attached as image

Forging A Horizontal Dravidian-Tamil Solidarity | Excerpt From The Dravidian Pathway

BY Vignesh Rajahmani

Artwork by Anupriya : The land itself is waiting for a story to be completed. From this legendary past, the narrative moves into contemporary Paranpur, a once-prosperous village, now riven by caste politics, land disputes, and broken institutions.

Rereading Renu's 'Parti Parikatha': How A 1957 Novel Could Inspire Bihar's Future

BY Ruchira Gupta

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Book Review Of 'Bandaged Moments'

HarperCollins : Cover of There's A Ghost In My Room by Sanjoy K. Roy

'There’s A Ghost In My Room': True Stories Of Haunted Experiences

Source: Penguin Random House India : Cover of When It All Began, by Rakesh Maria

Inside Mumbai’s Underworld: Rakesh Maria Reveals Samad Khan’s Reign of Terror in Arthur Road Jail

BY Rakesh Maria

Rupa Publications : Dharmendra: Not Just a He-Man by Rajiv Vijaykar

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Book Excerpt | Dharmendra: Not Just A He-Man By Rajiv Vijayakar

BY Rajiv Vijayakar

Bloomsbury India : Karno’s romance with Devaki begins with the charm of a Delhi monsoon encounter.

Book Review: Lonely People Meet by Sayantan Ghosh Explores Love, Memory, And Identity

BY Jinit Parmar

Weidenfeld and Nicolson : Cover of Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai

One Day At A Time: Book Excerpt From Malala Yousafzai's 'Finding My Way'

BY Malala Yousafzai

Penguin : Cover of Rukmini Aunty and the R K Narayan Fan Club by Sita Bhasker

Sita Bhaskar's Book Rukmini Aunty And The RK Narayan Fan Club Is An Affectionate Portrait Of Mysuru

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Amazon : Bano: Bharat ki beti cover

Bano: Bharat Ki Beti By Jigna Vora Book Review

BY Mohammad Sajjad

Niyogi Books : Cover of Cracks In The Wall By Neera Kashyap

Cracks In The Wall Lays Bare The Quiet Ruptures Shaping Everyday Lives

Penguin Random House : Indian soldiers in World War II

Honouring Unsung Heroes: The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II by Gautam Hazarika

BY Fehmida Zakeer

Illustration: Saahil & Vikas Thakur : Over the last 16 years, Szalay’s books have been mapping the contours of masculinity in the contemporary world.

David Szalay’s Flesh Wins 2025 Booker Prize: A Bold Exploration of Masculinity And Life

BY Vineetha Mokkil

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