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Why are Indian workplaces and universities obsessed with making you work long hours?

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Recently, the elite Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru introduced a new mandate for students and researchers, leading to widespread discontent among the scientific c... Read More


Book review: Udayan Vajpeyi's novel has empty spaces that can't be filled by a reader

New Delhi, Nov. 16 -- Hindi writer Udayan Vajpeyi is best known as a poet. Occasionally he has published short stories and essays but Qayas, recently translated by Poonam Saxena as Love is Participati... Read More


'The Eleventh Hour' book review: Are words failing Salman Rushdie?

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Salman Rushdie's new book of stories, The Eleventh Hour, ends with a definitive statement: "Our words fail us." It comes as a coda to a fantastical, albeit clumsily executed, all... Read More


Salman Rushdie's throwback to his glorious past

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Salman Rushdie's new book of stories, The Eleventh Hour, ends with a definitive statement: "Our words fail us." It comes as a coda to a fantastical, albeit clumsily executed, all... Read More


Book review: Salman Rushdie's new collection of short stories, 'The Eleventh Hour', is burdened with recycled tropes

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Salman Rushdie's new book of stories, The Eleventh Hour, ends with a definitive statement: "Our words fail us." It comes as a coda to a fantastical, albeit clumsily executed, all... Read More


Booker Prize 2025: Why David Szalay's 'Flesh' is a uniquely original winner

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- David Szalay's Flesh, which won the Booker Prize 2025 on Monday, was the first of the six titles I had picked up from the shortlist to read this year. It immediately drew me in-n... Read More


Should we never speak ill of the dead?

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- In the last few weeks, the deaths of two notable public figures-one a marketing maven who gave India some of its most memorable advertisements, and the other, an actor who was wid... Read More


Book review: 'Railsong' captures the soul of India through a railway woman's journey

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- With a gripping memoir by Arundhati Roy, followed by a riveting novel by Kiran Desai, 2025 has turned out to be a year of comebacks for some of the best writers from India who ha... Read More


Brene Brown's advice for dealing with toxic bosses and workplace emotional chaos

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Halloween is upon us, but in case you fancy a quick scare any time of the year, simply log in to the "Indian Workforce" subreddit on social media platform Reddit. It's open seaso... Read More


Why animated horror can get under our skin

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- In the days of cable TV in India, one of my favourite shows was Courage: The Cowardly Dog, which aired on Cartoon Network from 1999. The eponymous dog had a pink body and bad tee... Read More