Active Stocks

Wed May 20 2026 12:24:59

Tata Steel share price
204.70 -2.20%

Bharat Electronics share price
409.75 -3.17%

Kotak Mahindra Bank share price
382.30 0.12%

HDFC Bank share price
758.10 -0.61%

Reliance Industries share price
1,348.65 1.99%

Business News > Mint Authors > Vangmayi Parakala

Vangmayi Parakala

Vangmayi Parakala is a former Mint staffer.

ARTICLES BY VANGMAYI PARAKALA

Vikas Swarup. (Getty Images)

In his new book, Vikas Swarup writes a morally grey character

6 min read . 09 Aug 2024

It is not easy to own failure as it is to own one’s role in – or learn from – a clear success. (iStockphoto)

4 podcasts on how to understand and embrace failure

4 min read . 09 Jul 2024

‘The Rape of Tamar’ by Eustache Le Sueur (1640s), oil on canvas. (Artvee)

'The Solitude of a Shadow' review: How to kill a powerful rapist

2 min read . 29 Jun 2024

(Left) Bhoomi, 1994, acrylic on canvas, 150 × 150 cm (59 × 59 in.); and Raza at his writing table (Courtesy: Collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi and The Raza Foundation, New Delhi)

This book on S. H. Raza is a great window into his life and art

3 min read . 29 May 2024

In Andhra homes, menthi majjiga is on regular rotation in the summers. (iStockphoto; representational image)

4 Andhra recipes for the summer

6 min read . 28 May 2024

Casting the right narrator or voice over artist for a book is a meticulous process especially since audiences build a relationship with the voice. (iStockphoto)

The pitch-perfect voices bringing alive audiobooks

7 min read . 26 May 2024

After 16 years of professional experience, Rahul Jain considers mentorship crucial to his professional success.

How to build a happy, rock-solid team

2 min read . 20 May 2024

Take less restrictive actions that focus on intention, rather than a restrictive diet with punitive measures, to stay efficient. (iStockphoto)

Ditch the app blockers, it’s discipline that helps

5 min read . 20 May 2024

Leech & Other Stories: By Ranjan Adiga, Penguin Random House India, 256 pages, ₹399

Ranjan Adiga's ‘Leech & Other Stories’: The world in a grain of sand

2 min read . 19 May 2024

From left: Nick Booker’s video sharing trivia about the INA Market in Delhi; and Karl Rock’s recent playlist of videos of travelling in Kashmir

Another view of India: The curious foreigners online

2 min read . 02 May 2024

A file photo of Sudhir Kakar, who was born in 1938 and died earlier this week. (HT Archives)

Remembering the work of psychoanalyst and writer Sudhir Kakar

4 min read . 25 Apr 2024

Tidy fonts that ensure an ease of reading are critical. (Image: Pixabay)

The arrival of Aptos and the fuss about fonts

5 min read . 21 Apr 2024

From left: The God of Small Things designed in the 1990s by Itu Chaudhuri Design; The Muslim Vanishes designed by Antra K., winner of the 2022 Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize; and The Keepers of Knowledge, which won at The Publishing Next Industry Awards 2023.

How to judge a book by its cover

2 min read . 21 Apr 2024

At the Kurinji Food Festival, food historian Rakesh Raghunathan uses the concept of the Buddha bowl to showcase produce from the regions of Kodaikanal and Ooty all in one bowl. (Courtesy Kurinji Food Festival)

A food festival and an upcoming eco journal celebrate stories of the Western Ghats

3 min read . 18 Apr 2024

Some stories in Coelho’s new book are merely bumper-sticker material. (Getty Images)

Paulo Coelho's ‘Maktub’: rehashed advice and pop philosophy

2 min read . 07 Apr 2024

Tidy fonts ensure ease of reading and are designed not to draw attention to themselves. (iStockphoto)

The arrival of Aptos and the fuss about fonts

6 min read . 05 Apr 2024

Harish Chandra Joshi and his wife filming him for his Instagram and YouTube videos on their terrace garden. (Pradeep Gaur)

Gardening SOS? Here's who you can turn to

11 min read . 30 Mar 2024

Muttulingam’s book tackles the travails of modern immigration. (iStockphoto)

Where God Began review: A tale of everybody’s loneliness

3 min read . 20 Mar 2024

The book is divided into sections that build up to Abdaal's larger point about reframing how we think about success. (iStockphoto)

Too much discipline can block creativity, says Abdaal

3 min read . 11 Mar 2024

For some sections of society, access to books is still a privilege. (File photo/iStock)

A library to spark conversations about caste

1 min read . 07 Mar 2024