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Satrapis portrayal of Iran and its people may have been appropriated by the West, but there can be no doubt that her work highlighted the lived experiences of women under political and religious repression

Scottish botanist Henry Noltie hopes the recovery of Indias lost botanical art, now in a new book titled Flora Indica, will inspire contemporary artists

A new book and exhibition at MAP, titled Paper Gardens, traces theartistic labour andcolonial histories behind botanical illustrations from India

Heart the Lover, shortlisted for the 2026 Womens Prize, is billed both as a prequel and sequel to Kings previous novel,Writers & Lovers

In the works of Marjane Satrapi, Jafar Panahi, Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, children are more than protagonists. They are the eyes through which Iran sees itself. OR From lost notebooks and goldfish to revolutions and exile, Iranian artists have repeatedly trusted children to tell their nations most complicated stories.

The senior advocate on writing her memoir, womens rights, and the challenges facing the judiciary

Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow are suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for copyright infringement

Anand RK and Suparna Sharma won the award in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber fraud

From Spider-Man to the Avengers, Iron Man to Captain Marvel, Gerry Conway has deftly written almost every character in the Marvel Universe, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C B Cebulski said

Is Indias middle class facing an economic crisis? Equity strategist Mukherjeas new book argues that it is

An abrasive heroine navigating trauma and survival is at the centre of Hughes new novel No Such Thing as Monday

The novel, longlisted for the 2026 Womens Prize for Fiction, ably captures the anxieties of ordinary people amid political upheaval

In their books, Karen Hao, Max Fisher, and Dwarkesh Patel explore the AI industry that has become a juggernaut even as it still struggles to define intelligence, measure its costs, or agree on its end goal

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Assadis novel Paradiso 17, based on her fathers life, was longlisted for this years Womens Prize for Fiction

Gulbadan Begum was Bbars daughter; she was asked by her nephew Akbar to write her memories of the reigns early years

R. Parthasarathys best-known work is the 1977 book-length poem Rough Passage

American writer John Steinbeckwas born on February 27, 1902. Here is a quiz on the author who has been called a giant of American letters

Mani Sankar Mukhopadhays novel Chowringee captured the complexities of urban life and society

Friendship can happen in the most wholesome, and sometimes, the most interesting ways possible. Varsha Seshan -- through the pages of her novel The Wall Friends Club --- explores a one of a kind friendship: one exchanged in letters.