Books

The recently released biography, The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan, sensitively explores the genius and life of the sophisticated, globally renowned sitarist. Its author Namita Devidayal reminisces with Verve about her first exposure to classical music as a reluctant young student
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The book-based social initiative is changing lives, one page at a time
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Aparna Jain's book 'Like A Girl' releases as an audiobook by Audible which brings alive the stories of 51 women of substance through the voices of celebrated female narrators.
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The Boston-based wordsmith presents an exclusive look at the first chapter from a novel that she is currently working on — a modern-day Pride and Prejudice with a YA twist
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The Bengaluru-born writer, who lives in England, reminisces about literary women she looked up to but could never identify with, and how that impacted her as an author of fantastical fictional tales inspired by Indian mythology
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The best-selling Pakistani-American author talks to Verve about complex identities, multicultural teenage romances, and staying true to her roots
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