Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. Whether it is the baolis of Delhi, the stepwells of Rajasthan and Gujarat, the lakes of Bengaluru, or the wetlands of Chennai and Kolkata, Nagendra and Mundoli not only highlight the water management systems of the past but also how citizen activism has helped renew and revive waterbodies today.” Calder …
No Hard Feelings, the Jennifer Lawrence–led R-rated film about a 32-year-old woman who is hired by the parents of a 19-year-old boy to “date his brains out,” opened this week to reviews that were, perhaps unsurprisingly, mixed. It’s no surprise that, even when presented with a woman as attractive as Jennifer Lawrence, Percy requires emotional intimacy as a precursor to …
