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Other lives: Expert in critical criminology who advised the United Nations on organised crime and human trafficking

G. Adarsh Kumar, who is currently Director, SCMS Institute for Road Safety and Transportation (SiRST), was recipient of the Kerala Chief Minister’s first Transport Medal. He recently authored a book The Fact in the Fiction, narrating primary lessons on road safety with the help of stories.

As the nation mourned the dead and struggled to come to terms with the terror attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow, the Russian embassy in India, on Sunday, opened an online book of condolence for people who wish to offer condolences to the families of the victims. Read further…

The Suede bassist and author on writing without a safety net, terrifying himself for his next novel and which of the Thursday Murder Club books – by his brother Richard – he likes best

The neurologist and author on the upsides to menopause, the truth about HRT, and what superpowers become available to women after their body and brain’s transition

Remarks scribbled in a Finnish copy of the much-loved book, to be featured in an exhibition on the author, reveal how the story was misunderstood

The author and psychologist on an intimate performance of MR James’s ghost stories, a brilliant debut novel and an impossibly good pianist

F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel was a flop until a 1926 staging became a Broadway smash

Renowned Bengali writer Amar Mitra reflects on the unchanged political atmosphere in West Bengal, comparing past and present elections.