Biography

A new biography chronicles Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, a novelist who went on a quest for an authentic life

Ann McCutchan’s plain-spoken new biography “The Life She Wished to Live” is a sensitive observation of Rawlings’ work and of her deeply unconventional life in general.

Philip Roth: Blake Bailey’s much awaited biography of the American author arrives this April

Few literary biographies have been so awaited. Bailey’s book is a meeting ground between one of the world’s most tempestuous and debated authors and one of its most celebrated biographers.

In new SH Raza biography, Yashodhara Dalmia humanises the iconic artist's life and work

The biography draws from Dalmia’s long acquaintance with Raza, and her interviews with his colleagues from the Progressive Artists’ Group, such as MF Husain and Krishen Khanna.

First look of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín's Spencer revealed

Spencer also includes Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins and Sean Harris in pivotal roles.

Meena Kumari's life to become subject of upcoming biographical drama at Almighty Motion Pictures

Film production company Almighty Motion Picture has acquired the rights of Mahjabeen as Meena Kumari, a book based on the Pakeezah actor.

A trip down memory lane: Seema Sonik Alimchand's biography of Rajendra Kumar fills important gaps in the superstar's life story

Jubilee Kumar: The Life and Times of a Superstar is more than worth a read as it recreates the aura and charm of a time when an unlikely star became the biggest box office phenomenon but never really made a big deal of it.

The mysterious ascent of Salar Jung I from obscurity to power: Read an excerpt from The Magnificent Diwan

Bakhtiar K Dadabhoy, author of The Magnificent Diwan, lays down the life and times of Salar Jung I, also providing a social and political history of Hyderabad, recounting how Salar Jung decisively shaped the city's politics and economics for almost three decades of the latter half of the 19th century.

Book excerpt: Vaibhav Purandare's Savarkar biography is a timely exploration of Hindutva ideology founder's life

Vaibhav Purandare's Savarkar: The True Story of the Father of Hindutva is a thorough study of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a figure shrouded in polarising controversy, who has the most lauded and opposed legacy in national politics today.

Books of the week: From Savarkar biography to Sharbari Ahmed's Dust Under Her Feet, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.

Gulshan Grover on his biography Bad Man, and creating a 'mud-path' between Bollywood and Hollywood

Gulshan Grover speaks about straddling Bollywood and Hollywood, and struggling to get offers in both industries in his upcoming biography Bad Man