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HT reviewer Simar Bhasin picks her favourite reads of 2025

Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:26 PM IST
“What stood our about both Fierceland by Omar Musa and Gurnaik Johal’s Saraswati was their play with form, their use of English that reflected hybridity as well as the geographically broad scope of their texts that unravelled across continents and political contexts.” (Penguin, Hachette India)

HT reviewer Saurabh Sharma picks their favourite read of 2025

“What research papers or academic books fail to capture, fiction illuminates — the emotional truth of a story, and its intensity seldom wavers in this 384-page debut novel. “ (Simon and Schuster)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:26 PM IST

HT reviewer Saudamini Jain picks her favourite read of 2025

“This book is essentially about the fracturing of the self, the disintegration of the psyches of Begum Wilayat Mahal and her children, Sakina and Ali Raza, as they are faced with the political and cultural changes of the subcontinent and the weight of history.” (HarperCollins)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:25 PM IST

SC refuses to stay CBI probe in FIRs against suspended Punjab DIG in DA case

SC refuses to stay CBI probe in FIRs against suspended Punjab DIG in DA case
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:25 PM IST

HT reviewer Rutvik Bhandari picks his favourite read of 2025

“At its core, Anxious People, is about the absurdity of human life. Rather than mocking his characters for their mistakes and mishaps, Backman holds them with tenderness.” (Penguin)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:23 PM IST

HT reviewer Pranavi Sharma picks her favourite read of 2025

“These stories are rooted so wholly in the place they are written from that the author does not mention Kashmir even once. Yet, the conflict reveals itself through its characters.” (Penguin)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:22 PM IST

HT reviewer Lamat R Hasan picks her favourite read of 2025

“Al-Marzuban asserts a dog is more compassionate towards its owner than a father is to his son, or a brother to his sibling. A dog never falls short in this duty, even if it is treated harshly, nor does it abandon his family, even if it is abandoned, often staying by the grave of its owner until it dies.” (Aris & Phillips, 1978)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:20 PM IST

‘Won’t spare anyone, even if it’s Ganguly’: Argentina fan club prez vows revenge

Former cricketer and Global Brand Ambassador Sourav Ganguly during the launch of Kabuni at a press conference in Kolkata
Updated on Dec 19, 2025 05:19 PM IST

HT reviewer Chittajit Mitra picks his favourite read of 2025

“In a post-truth world, where facts are not facts anymore and people are relentlessly bombarded with distractions, it is stories like these that pull us back to the reality of our times. “ (Penguin India)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:18 PM IST

James Cameron's return to Pandora in Avatar: Fire and Ice has nothing new to say

A still from James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash
Published on Dec 19, 2025 05:18 PM IST