The last letter Bhagat Singh wrote was to his comrades on 22 March 1931, a day before his execution. Some of Bhagat Singh’s comrades thought that he could still be saved from the gallows by helping him escape from the jail. While appreciating his comrades’ concern, Bhagat Singh underlines the significance of his own execution… Continue reading Martyrs’ Day: Read the Last Letter Written by Bhagat Singh to his Comrades
About the book: An artist? A dreamer? A rebel? Who exactly was Amrita Sher-Gil? She was a little bit of all these things, really. Amrita grew up with a great sense of mischief and adventure in two very different worlds, in a village near Budapest, Hungary,… Continue reading #ReadWomen: Rebel with a Paintbrush by Anita Vachharajani
About the book: An A to Z biography of iconic Indian women, one for each letter of the English alphabet. Each character is represented by an illustrative sketch and a 500-word summary. This inspirational and motivational book includes the achievements of pioneering female scientists, doctors, activists, painters, dancers, astronauts, comedians, political leaders and many… Continue reading #ReadWomen: She Can, You Can by Garima Kushwaha
Adulteress. The word is charged. It scandalizes and titillates. The adult makes it sound grown up and serious, somehow, the territory of those with enough life experience and agency to know better than to do what they are doing. The ess is all crackle and hiss, the long, low whistle of femaleness and dishonesty rubbing… Continue reading #ReadWomen: Untrue by Wednesday Martin
HarperCollins India is delighted to bring you a cozy crime thriller written by lifestyle journalist and author, Gauri Sinh. Drop Dead Gorgeous is set in the glittering, glamourous world of beauty pageants, and novel promises to keep you hooked till the last page. Bringing together a racy plot and intriguing characters, Drop Dead Gorgeous will… Continue reading Announcing the publication of Drop Dead Gorgeous, a racy new thriller by Gauri Sinh
Classical Tamil poetry by Andal Translated by Archana Venkatesan in the Harper Perennial Volume The Secret Garland, out now in a special Harper Perennial keepsake edition. Ōṅki Ulakaḷanta Singing the names of the perfect one who spanned worlds with his feet and measured them we bathe at dawn proclaim: If we… Continue reading #ReadWomen: The Secret Garland by Andal
About the Trilogy The lion warrior. The conflicted king. The Asura emperor. Divided by fate. United by tragedy. Narasimha, once a brave soldier, has left the war and hides in a village, working as a physician. But soon, a familiar face from his past finds him, seeking his help to stop the tyranny of the… Continue reading HarperCollins India acquires best-selling author Kevin Missal’s Narasimha trilogy
New Delhi, March 18, 2019: THE IVORY THRONE ALL SET FOR A SCREEN ADAPTATION Rights for Manu S. Pillai's award-winning book have been optioned to Arka Mediaworks, the studio behind the Baahubali franchise HarperCollins India is pleased to announce that Arka Mediaworks has optioned the audio-visual rights for Manu S. Pillai’s award-winning book, The Ivory Throne: Chronicles… Continue reading The Ivory Throne All Set For A Screen Adaptation
The Lie: I’LL START TOMORROW I can’t count the number of diets I’ve tried. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve made plans to go to the gym and then blew them off. Number of half marathons I signed up for, paid the entry fee for, and then quietly pretended not to remember… Continue reading #ReadWomen: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
Excerpted from Arupa Patangia Kalita’s book of short stories, Written in Tears, translated from the Assamese by Ranjita Biswas. Out now in a special Harper Perennial keepsake edition. The Girl with Long Hair Mainao stands on her toes at the threshold of youth. She is a cheerful, attractive girl with small, twinkling eyes and rounded… Continue reading #ReadWomen: Written in Tears by Arupa Patangia Kalita
