Best miss this Dance to retain your Spirit
Sanjai Velayudhan’s Dance of Spirits opens with the promise of a culturally rich book but quickly dives into a sexist narrative, leaving the reader with a bad aftertaste. Introduction Folklore and rituals in India have mythic narratives woven into them. To enter this world is a surreal experience of history and culture passed down through […]
A hidden gem of Partition Literature
Sunlight on a Broken Column by Attia Hosain is a must-read for fans of Manto, Chughtai, and Partition Literature I discovered Partition literature long after history lessons in school. One story that still haunts me is Sadat Hasan Manto’s ‘Toba Tek Singh‘. In it, the titular character echoes the physical and emotional chaos of millions […]
