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Screenwriters discuss crisis of creativity, need for original content

The frequent calls to regulate and censor content on OTT, especially from quarters citing hurt to religious sentiments, also seem to have made creators wary of taking risks

Much harder for serious writers to survive now: Irish author Paul Lynch

My writing is designed to reflect human experience in all its richness and complexity, says Lynch

'Casting the Buddha': How Buddhism's ties to power shaped its survival

The chronological approach-from the time of the historical Buddha to the present moment with a Bharatiya Janata Party-run government at the Centre-makes the book easy to follow

Foolish to expect pvt sector to take care of everything: Economist Duflo

France has a lot of good presses that specialise in publishing stories for children. I grew up reading books as well as weekly and monthly magazines, Esther Duflo said

Amitava Kumar's The Green Book: A professor's ways of seeing the world

People who aspire to write their own book someday might want to take a cue from Dr Kumar's writerly routine

Exploring the beauty and dark past of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

A lavishly produced coffee table book contrasts the ethereal beauty of the Andaman's with its sordid colonial history

Manisha Pande's book reveals middle class India as a driver of change

Ms Pande persuades us well to stop thinking of the middle class as a static, ahistorical entity

Johann Hari's book explores the risks of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic

Ozempic makes people eat less, but its impact on physical and psychological well-being is not well understood. Johann Hari's book explains the science behind it in an accessible way

'The Nature of Nature' book review: False solutions for climate change

This book is a must-read for people who beat themselves up for failing to avert every environmental disaster that makes it to the news cycle

The betrayal of a social revolution: Rohin Bhatt explores marriage equality

Rohin Bhatt writes from the vantage point of a queer, non-binary lawyer in the courtroom during the landmark marriage equality hearing

'Iconic Trees of India' explores deep-rooted bond between people and trees

One hopes that Natesh's labour of love will inspire numerous state-sponsored and citizen-led initiatives grounded in science to document and conserve India's green living heritage

Caste discrimination has no place in a modern India: Books, films can help

Children and teenagers now have access to books that unpack how the caste system dehumanises people on the lower rungs of the hierarchy and how they reclaim their dignity

Vartul Singh's book explores Banaras beyond tourist sites and snapshots

Many things about Banaras remain unknown to tourists that only a Banarasi understands, as the city is their home, not merely an Instagram backdrop. Vartul Singh's book highlights this aspect

Potrait of a German refugee who became key to India's artistic awakening

Reema Desai's book shows political cartoonist Rudolf Von Leyden championing the works of Krishnaji Howlaji Ara, M F Husain and others much before they became legendary on the international art circuit

Joy, profound responsibility: What makes 'teaching' the greatest profession

Jiddu Krishnamurti's book explores conditions that can help make teachers better at their profession. It stresses that freedom and love are essential for learning to happen

On the Buddha's trail: Bodhgaya's transformation must prioritise locals

Apart from looking at the economics of it, the aspiration to create a world-class destination must also take into account the perceptions that people have about Bihar in particular, and India at large

Take a leisurely walk, enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of nostalgia

Sumana Roy's book celebrates the creativity of provincials, who became inventive because of deprivation. They take the cards that life has dealt them and start playing

Outsiders in the mainstream

Michiko Kakutani's book dips into some compelling cases of outsiders driving change in the world

Unsung heroes, not a burden

Paralympic winners are finally getting their due, but much work remains

How to age wisely

This is a sobering thought in a world where people have the technological means for instant communication but are perennially busy so they make little time to nurture relationships