books
Vivek Shanbhag’s novel looks hard at the nouveau rich in India and the consequences of wealth on relationships with the community, in-laws, work ethic, and morality.
In conversation with author Nilanjana Roy about her latest book The Girl Who Ate Books, traditions, final drafts, and the tragic side of plagiarism.
Walking Towards Ourselves, Catriona Mitchell’s compilation of stories about and by Indian women, does not see the struggles of women in the country as being too privileged, specific, or personal.
In conversation with Akhil Katyal, a bilingual poet and translator, whose book Night Charge Extra was recently published by Writers Workshop.
In Zubaan Books’ Drawing the Line anthology, the hero is the everywoman and her contained, quiet rage against the system.
In her latest novel, Meera Syal grapples with an eye-wideningly long list of capital-I Issues.
Jokes aside, there is something to be said about this novel’s failure to work as a murder mystery.
The author makes a virginal entry at Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Literary Festival, and comes away with a few unexpected revelations.
In conversation with Tanuja Desai Hidier, singer-songwriter and bestselling author of Born Confused and Bombay Blues.
In conversation with the founders of the Eternal Library, India’s first library consultancy firm, and Trilogy, a new library, book store, and event space in Mumbai.
In conversation with writer and filmmaker Devashish Makhija about Forgetting, his new book of short stories.
The Maoists aren’t a ‘tribe’, though some of them might be tribals. The C.R.P.F. certainly isn’t. Which tribe hunts for a monthly salary?