#Books

How Bengaluru’s bookstores became the city’s unexpected third places
‘Drag Sastra’: Patruni Chidananda Sastry roots queer art in Indian tradition
Dravidian movement and democratising knowledge: Tamil Nadu’s library movement
Let us read: Greater Chennai Corporation sets up Reading Zones in north Chennai parks to foster literacy and community engagement
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s latest book on Sudha and Narayana Murthy gets a Bengaluru launch
This 115-year old Bengaluru library is home to history, heritage and other rare literature
Blossom at 22: How Bengaluru’s iconic bookstore is still in full bloom
Culture on a plate: Tanya Abraham’s ‘Eating with History’ is an ode to the timeless recipes of Kerala’s ammamas
Children’s Day Special: Seven books set in South India that are a must on young adult book shelves
Old stories, new medium: Author Sudha Murty’s timeless tales find a new avatar on YouTube
Shoba Narayan’s book ‘Namma Bangalore’ is a handy guidebook if you have just moved into Bengaluru
What’s cooking? Probably author Nandini Nayar’s compulsion to write more children’s stories

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