How to judge a book by its cover

Prizes for book cover design are creating a space for visual and literary arts to meet Art historian Alka Pande is multi-tasking. When talking about book cover design in the run-up to the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize announcement anytime this month, she cuts out to handle something else for …

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Saving the Greater adjutant from garbage

On a windy April day, we were at Baragaon in the languorous city of Guwahati, Assam. In the sky, a large bird flapped its wings slowly. It was the bird we were looking for; we moved in its direction. We went down a kaccha path and then turned right. The …

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A note on the issue: The stories we vote for

This week, we look at the fundamentals of living in a democratic society through a curated set of books Every five years when India votes, everyone gears up for the “world’s largest election”. “India watchers” are eager to tell you “everything you need to know”, X analysts put out quick-fix …

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