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Dr. Safiya Sinclair is the author of the acclaimed memoir How to Say Babylon , which has earned numerous accolades, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. It has been named one of the most notable books of the year by outlets like The New York Times, Washington Post, and Time Magazine, and was also featured in former US President Barack Obama's favorite books of 20...

Radhika Iyengar is an accomplished journalist and debut author of the book Fire on the Life Among the Dead in Banaras . A graduate of Columbia University, Radhika has garnered numerous accolades, including the prestigious Red Ink Award for Excellence in Indian Journalism. She is also a recipient of the Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship. In this second part of a two-part conversation, Iyengar...

Radhika Iyengar is an accomplished journalist and debut author of the book Fire on the Life Among the Dead in Banaras . A graduate of Columbia University, Radhika has garnered numerous accolades, including the prestigious Red Ink Award for Excellence in Indian Journalism. She is also a recipient of the Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship. In this first part of a two-part conversation, Iyengar d...

Paul Harding is the author of two novels centered around multiple generations of a New England family: Enon and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tinkers . Harding currently teaches at Stony Brook University. In this second part of a two-part conversation, we explore his latest novel, This Other Eden , a powerful and heartbreaking story that was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020.

Paul Harding is the author of two novels centered around multiple generations of a New England family: Enon and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tinkers . Harding currently teaches at Stony Brook University. In this first part of a two-part conversation, we explore his latest novel, This Other Eden , a powerful and heartbreaking story that was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020.

Dr. Sanjeev Singh is a distinguished journalist-turned-academic, currently serving as the Dean of Bennett University's Times School of Media. He has played a key role in the launch of several data-driven, interactive media properties, using data and video to cover significant events such as the Lok Sabha elections, Union Budgets, and various state assembly elections. In this second part of a t...

Dr. Sanjeev Singh is a distinguished journalist-turned-academic, currently serving as the Dean of Bennett University's Times School of Media. He has played a key role in the launch of several data-driven, interactive media properties, using data and video to cover significant events such as the Lok Sabha elections, Union Budgets, and various state assembly elections. In this first part of a two-pa...

Award-winning writer Laura Cumming has been the art critic of The Observer since 1999. Before that, she was arts editor of New Statesman, literary editor of The Listener, and arts producer at BBC

Nikesh Murali is an acclaimed author, as well as the writer, narrator, and producer of the critically acclaimed storytelling podcast, Indian Noir . His audio novel His Night Begins , praised for its terse action scenes and brutal energy, earned him widespread recognition and critical acclaim. The novel’s success led World Literature Today Journal to dub him the most hard-boiled of Indian crime wri...

Nikesh Murali is an acclaimed author, as well as the writer, narrator, and producer of the critically acclaimed storytelling podcast, Indian Noir . His audio novel His Night Begins , praised for its terse action scenes and brutal energy, earned him widespread recognition and critical acclaim. The novel’s success led World Literature Today Journal to dub him the most hard-boiled of Indian crime wri...

Paul Lynch is an award-winning Irish author known for his evocative storytelling and compelling prose. He won the Booker Prize in 2023 for his novel Prophet Song . In this conversation, Paul discusses how truly great books contain multiple layers that reveal themselves differently with each reading.

A multitalented artist, Ila Arun is well-known for her work in the film and music industry. She is a folk singer, actor, writer, playwright, music composer, lyricist, and folk dancer, and is also the voice behind the iconic song Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai. In this conversation, Arun discusses her recent autobiography, Parde Ke Peechhey , co-authored with Anjula Bedi, as well as her creative journey.

The award-winning actor, comedian, children's writer and television personality has won numerous publishing awards for his bestselling children's books that have been translated into 53 languages and have sold over 60 million copies worldwide

Prachi Gupta is an award-winning journalist and former senior reporter at Jezebel . She won the Writer's Guild Award for her investigative essay, Stories About My Brother . Her work has been featured in The Best American Magazine Writing 2021 and has appeared in The Atlantic , The Washington Post , Marie Claire , Salon , Elle , and more. In this conversation, Gupta discusses her deeply persona...

Dr Mannix has trained and worked in palliative medicine for more than 30 years in the north of England. She has worked in hospices, patients homes and in hospital palliative care teams

Dr Mannix has trained and worked in palliative medicine for more than 30 years in the north of England. She has worked in hospices, patients homes and in hospital palliative care teams

In this engaging conversation, award-winning translator and writer Shahnaz Habib discusses her debut book, Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel , which won the prestigious 2024 New American Voices Award. Shahnaz is widely recognised for her translations of Malayalam novels, including Jasmine Days and Al Arabian Novel Factory . Notably, she received the 2018 JCB Prize for Literature for h...

Debut writer and academic Minakshi Dewan is a researcher and writer who possesses extensive experience in health, gender and community mobilisation with grassroots and international development organisations. She talks to TOI Bookmark about her nonfiction book, 'The Final Farewell'

Amitava Kumar is the author of several books of nonfiction and four novels. His novel 'Immigrant, Montana' was on the best of the year lists at the New Yorker, the New York Times, and on President Obama's list of favourite books of 2018. He discusses his novel, 'My Beloved Life'

Award-winning writer Hisham Matar is the author of 'In The Country of Men', which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and 'Anatomy of a Disappearance'. His most recent book, published in January 2024, is the novel 'My Friends'

Jeet is a poet, novelist, librettist and musician. The first instalment of his Bombay trilogy, Narcopolis, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and won the DSC Prize. His book of poems, These Errors Are Correct, won the Sahitya Academy Award

Charlotte Wood is the author of seven novels and three books of nonfiction. She discusses her novel, Stone Yard Devotional, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize

Siddhartha Deb, author of several award-winning novels, including Point of Return —a New York Times Notable Book of the Year—and An Outline of the Republic , which was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, discusses the inspiration and story behind his latest novel, The Light at the End of the World .

Chokshi's New York Times bestselling series include The Star-Touched Queen, The Gilded Wolves and Aru Shah and the End of Time. The latter was named as one of the top 100 fantasy books of all time by Time magazine

The award-winning journalist has spent the past decade travelling the world from Silicon Valley to Seoul, writing about the people, startups and corporations shaping cutting-edge technologies