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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicHarperCollins India

Topic: HarperCollins India

How docile, pliable silkworms became ‘war animals’ under Hitler

In Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex history of the queen of fabrics.

New book uncovers astonishing narrative behind India’s largest stamp paper scandal – Telgi

Published by HarperCollins India, 'Telgi: A Reporter’s Diary' will be released on 22 September on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

How Telgi had the police eating tea and biscuits at his house while evading arrest

In ‘Telgi: A Reporter’s Diary’, investigative journalist Sanjay Singh recounts the exploits of Abdul Karim Telgi, kingpin of the 2003 stamp paper scam.

Stress was once ‘essential’ for human survival. This is why it’s a bad word now

Through 'Pulse to Planet', K Srinath Reddy decodes fascinating biological factors that determine human health.

Andaman & Nicobar enhanced India’s role in Bay of Bengal. Open them up for US, Japan, France

In World Upside Down, Sujan Chinoy bears down on a key question – how is India recalibrating its strategic thinking to deal with a tumultuous world that often, and increasingly, appears untethered and upside down?

How NTR’s romance isolated him from his family and his party

In ‘NTR: A Political Biography’, Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla traces NT Rama Rao’s journey from a remote Andhra village to the forefront of the national stage.

LSR was a labour of love for Lala Shri Ram. He even picked library books himself

In ‘Lala Shri Ram: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow’, Sonu Bhasin recounts the incredible life of India’s earliest — and biggest — industrialist.

When Maj Gen Rajpal Punia faced the consequences of one beer, a peaceful pool party

In ‘Rejoice in Adversity, Triumph in War’, Major General Rajpal Punia recalls four decades of service in the Indian Army.

New book shares story of HCL founder Ajai Chowdhry & his contributions to India’s IT industry

Published by HarperCollins India, 'Just Aspire: Notes on Technology, Entrepreneurship and the Future' by Ajai Chowdhry, will be released on 14 April on ThePrint’s Softcover.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.