Exploring the multiple layers of truth
In terms of photography, this is not a book about Banaras or the Himalayas or very specific things; a name-place-animal-thing kind of book. In terms o...
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In this podcast, National Books Editor Manjula Narayan tells you about books, authors and their journeys. This is a Hindustan Times production, brought to you by HT Smartcast
The power of absence to shape the world
"You find fasting in every culture, across the millennia. We carry within us the ability to hold back. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainis...
Breaking up is hard to do
"On the one hand we are proud of the fact that India has one of the lowest rates of divorce, globally. It's about 1.1 percent annually. However, UN re...
Breaking up is hard to do
On the one hand we are proud of the fact that India has one of the lowest rates of divorce, globally. It's about 1.1 percent annually. However, UN rep...
The power and the glory
"Because of the wealth of inscriptions that they have left behind, it is really possible to understand the Cholas as political figures. Not only are t...
Battling alternate reality
"Savarkar was a great rationalist. The surprising thing is how such a rationalist went completely off the rails in regard to other matters. His writin...
Of flying yoginis, Trojan elephants, and kings who ghost their girlfriends
"I do believe that literature is a very important source of knowledge complementary to history, epigraphy and archaeology. It is not easy to read dram...
Tibetans: From Lhasa to Dharamsala and the wider world
"Somehow, miraculously, Tibetans have managed to preserve their identity. They have actually transplanted the Tibet they left behind and have created ...
In the land of the lotus eaters
Bhang has been mentioned in the Vedas; the use of cannabis as a medicinal boon has been mentioned in a lot of Indian scriptures for thousands of years...
Cosy Delhi crime
"I'm a big fan of a very specific genre of crime novels, which is the Golden Age novels, the Agatha Christies and the GK Chestertons, the novels of th...