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Canon, critic, contrarian: The many lives of Kannada writer S L Bhyrappa
October 02, 2025 1:35 pm
From fierce debates with U R Ananthamurthy to literary epics like Aavarana, Bhyrappa's journey was as complex as his characters. He was not just a part of Kannada literary history, he was a force that shaped it, bridging its worlds and wounds
The last train to India: Bhisham Sahni and the stories Partition left behind
August 18, 2025 12:46 pm
A look at how Bhisham Sahni’s Partition journey became the thread in his fiction and a testament to his effort at remembering what history would rather forget.
7 books that faced bans in India and why they were controversial
October 12, 2025 9:28 am
The Jammu & Kashmir Home Department has banned 25 books on Kashmir, citing concerns over “secessionist content” and their alleged role in spreading misinformation, glorifying militancy, and undermining national sovereignty.
Can an outsider tell the story of India? Revisiting the legacy of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
August 14, 2025 11:31 am
As I See It: At the heart of the debate lies concerns about whether an outsider can truly understand places, people, and psyches that are not their own. And if they can, whether that understanding should be accepted as authentic?
Javed Akhtar recommends these books to rethink India’s past and politics
October 23, 2025 1:34 pm
One of Javed Akhtar's current reads excavates the erased history of Muslim leaders who resisted Partition; the other critically reexamines the contested legacy of VD Savarkar
What the silenced, suppressed angst of Durga in Pather Panchali tells us about girlhood
August 14, 2025 11:33 am
Durga of Pather Panchali: The forgotten girl who shaped Apu’s story and broke literary ground for Indian girlhood.
Why Kathakar Ashok – the quiet flame of Mithila – deserves national recognition
August 31, 2025 8:59 am
An overlooked giant of Maithili fiction, Kathakar Ashok has spent five decades chronicling caste, identity, and cultural change with rare empathy and literary precision. It is time the rest of India paid attention.
2 Kiran Desai novels to read while we wait for Booker-nominated 'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny'
August 13, 2025 11:17 am
2025 Booker Prize longlist: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, Kiran Desai's third novel, which is coming out after 19 years of her Booker-winning second novel, is set to release on September 25.
'If Idgah was the doorway, Do Bailon Ki Katha was the mirror': Remembering Premchand
August 12, 2025 11:36 am
On Munshi Premchand’s 145th birth anniversary, a reader reflects on Do Bailon Ki Katha, a story that transcended its village setting to become a parable of resistance, workers' rights and India's struggle for freedom.
Kiran Desai’s first novel in 19 years earns spot on Booker Prize 2025 longlist
August 29, 2025 3:47 pm
The Booker Prize 2025 longlist features 13 titles from around the world, including Indian-origin author Kiran Desai's The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny; if Desai wins, she would become only the fifth author to win the Booker twice
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