BOOKS
New Delhi World Book Fair: Books, Cultures, and Contemporary Questions
ON Saturday (10 January 2026), the opening day of the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF), I visited the fair, drawn, as every year,...
Magical Alchemy: Arundhati Roy’s Compelling Memoir Illuminates A ‘Restless, Unruly’ Life
Debjani Ganguly
“SHE was my shelter and my storm.” With these words in the opening pages of her memoir, Arundhati Roy unfurls a narrative of...
New Book Sheds Light on the Evolution and Sustenance of Waqf Institution in India
Syed Ubaidur Rahman’s History of Waqf in India is already generating considerable buzz and enjoying wide readership
THE Waqf Amendment Act of 2025 has thrown...
Waqf Belongs to Allah, Then Why the Loot? Book Unmasks Betrayal of Muslim Rights
Mufti Manzoor Ziyai’s ‘Waqf: Sharia, Politics and Reform – Indian Perspective’ reveals deep-rooted corruption, illegal occupation, and government failure in managing Waqf properties meant for Muslim...
Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp’ Amplifies Voices of Muslim, Dalit Women on World Stage
Vikas Meshram
Indian writer, lawyer, and social activist Banu Mushtaq has been awarded the International Booker Prize for 2025. She received this prestigious recognition for...