Journalist Rana Ayyub's no-filter critique of New India make her impossible to ignore. In a year of international awards and honours, Lounge catches up with her as she prepares to receive an award from the US-based Muslim Public Affairs Council next week
11 min read2 Oct 2020Does it take a new novel and Earl Grey to charge up your day? Or do politics and cricket dominate your bookshelf? There's something for every reader in this year's big offerings from India and beyond
8 min read12 Jan 2018The success of Rana Ayyub's book, 'Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up', is the result of single-minded determination
5 min read2 Sep 2016What are simple people to do when faced with the exigencies of life and they have no access to wise counsel all the time?
9 min read4 Jun 2016Rana Ayyub's book on the 2002 Gujarat riots reveals her courage, and information that authorities should examine. But it lacks a clear narrative of the cases and people involved, and raises serious, fundamental questions about journalistic ethics
6 min read4 Jun 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared