Innovative and arresting in both form and content – Han Kang, winner of 2024 Nobel prize
By Jenni Ramone It’s often the case that when poets write novels, they deliver arrestingly vivid...
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Books
Lebanon: A paradoxical country that has made survival an art form
I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six years before...
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Gavaskar@75: A gift that celebrates ‘Sunny G’s inspirational journey
Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 75th birthday in England on July 10. This is the birthday of...
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That last meeting with Amrita Pritam at her Hauz Khas residence and more
PICTURE TALK Two Indian women named Amrita by their parents, both born into Punjabi Sikh families,...
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Shooting for cover of Khushwant’s book in a tearing hurry and meeting the ‘women in his life’
PICTURE TALK One morning, Khushwant ji called me up and asked how soon I could reach...
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We were far more democratically engaged when Gowda was at the helm, says ex-PM’s biographer
H. D. Deve Gowda’s biographer rates his “deep political engagement” as his greatest legacy and believes...
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A Mother’s Goodbye: Love in the times of abandonment
By Uma Sharma (From New Delhi) A Mother’s Goodbye is Kasturi Patra’s debut novel. Published by...
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Love is a matured emotion: Mansi Narula Kashyap on love, writing and more
By Uma Sharma Mansi Narula Kashyap is an emerging author on the literary horizon. Her new...
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A call from Dr Dharmaveer Bharati and a quick effort to freeze frame Nirmal Verma
PICTURE TALK Nirmal Verma was a Hindi writer of repute whom I had met a few...
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Evolution of children’s literature in India: From fairy tales to catalyst of change
Children’s literature now has much more variety with a lot more picture books that focus on...
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