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How 6 writers – from Amrita Pritam to Faiz Ahmad Faiz – chronicled the Partition
August 29, 2025 3:34 pm
These six voices remind us that 1947 was both a victory and a loss. Independence was won, but the price was measured in blood and displacement due to the Partition and in questions of belonging that still echo.
Midnight’s warrior: Salman Rushdie’s literary battles on and off the page
August 03, 2025 10:25 am
War of Words: Whether battling censorship, religious extremism, or cultural hypocrisy, Midnight's Children author Salman Rushdie has never hesitated to wield his pen like a sword.
Delhi artist reimagines Salman Rushdie’s ‘Shalimar the Clown’ cover for the French
July 14, 2025 4:57 pm
An artwork by Delhi-based Mukesh Sharma is on Salman Rushdie's French folio of Shalimar the Clown
Salman Rushdie just turned 78. What has the ‘Midnight’s Children’ author been writing lately?
June 25, 2025 2:14 pm
From surreal fables to searing memoirs, Salman Rushdie has spent the last decade defying expectations. As he turns 78, we revisit five brilliant books that prove his pen remains as potent as ever
The semicolon’s subtlety seems to be out of fashion, but not quite out of time
May 20, 2025 7:37 am
In a world run on emojis and algorithmic brevity, it may feel like an endangered relic. Yet, true to form, the semicolon can shapeshift and adapt; make itself plebeian
Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison
May 16, 2025 8:56 pm
Matar received the maximum 25-year sentence for the attempted murder of Rushdie.
Man accused of trying to kill author Salman Rushdie is found guilty of attempted murder
February 22, 2025 7:39 am
Rushdie was the key witness during seven days of testimony, describing in graphic detail his life-threatening injuries and long and painful recovery.
2022 stabbing attack: Salman Rushdie testifies against accused; '...I saw blood on my clothes'
February 11, 2025 10:06 pm
Rushdie, who was blinded in one eye due to the attack, detailed his recovery process in a memoir released last year. A speaker who was set to appear with him was also wounded.
Amitav Ghosh on the Salman Rushdie attack: 'Horrified yet awed by his resilience; we've forgotten our shared humanity'
February 21, 2025 7:43 am
In an exclusive interview with indianexpress.com, Amitav Ghosh discusses the solitary nature of writing, why recognition and awards should not constrain artistic expression, the challenges of writing in the digital age, and the balance between free speech and sensitivity.
Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
February 10, 2025 12:16 pm
Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of Hadi Matar, bringing the writer face-to-face with his knife-wielding attacker for the first time in more than two years.
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Revisiting some of Salman Rushdie's most memorable novels
August 13, 2022 6:48 pm
Take a look at some of the most memorable by author Salman Rushdie
Author Salman Rushdie attacked onstage in New York
August 12, 2022 10:47 pm
Rushdie, an Indian-born novelist, was attacked at an event in New York
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