Novels and stories set in Uttarakhand: A List
Uttarakhand is home to some of the most beautiful hills and mountain spaces in India. Rich in natural resources, this hilly state also has an equally rich and colourful history and culture. If you have been meaning to visit Uttarakhand but haven’t yet; or if you have visited it and would love to re-kindle your […]
Rhythmic words: A list of books about music
Music, like literature, can work magic. It can take you to places you didn’t know existed, it can uplift you and give you a glimpse of all that is beautiful and sublime. Books about music, then, bring twice the artistic punch to our imaginations. The list has been updated in celebration of our #WritingMusic week […]
The Endgame by Kunal Basu
Search for The Endgame online, and chances are you will only get search results that talk about the book of the same name by S. Hussain Zaidi. But search the book by its original Bengali title, ‘Tejaswini O Shabnam’ and you will have hit the mark. This is interesting, because Kunal Basu writes mainly in […]
The Teenage Diary of Jahanara by Subhadra Sen Gupta
Noor Jahan, Lakshmibai, Jodh Bai, Rajia Sultana and Jahanara. What’s common between these historical figures besides the fact that they were all strong women of their times? One, Hindi films have been made on all these personalities and two, they feature in the series “The Teenage Diary of”, published by Talking Cub, an imprint of […]
Estuary by Perumal Murugan
Translated by Nandini Krishan Estuary (noun): the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream What attracted me towards Perumal Murugan’s latest, Estuary, apart from the writer himself, was the title. And the apparent discrepancy between the title and the blurb described Estuary as “a razor-sharp parody of everything from e-commerce […]
Partition Literature: Books you must read
The Partition was one of the most tragic and traumatic incidents in the history of the country. With large scale atrocities, crimes and brutality that forever defined postmodern South Asian history, the Partition remains an indelible memory for the many people who were caught up in it. As is with tragedy, the Partition too has […]
Chhotu: A Tale of Partition and Love by Varud Gupta
Illustrations by Ayushi Rastogi As a child, I loved reading comics. Billu and Raman were my favourites, followed closely by Chacha Chowdhary and Pinki. Even as I read and enjoyed their adventures, I hated that they ended too soon and left me wanting some more. So when I picked up Chhotu: A Tale of Partition […]
Rajasthani Stories Retold by Rima Hooja
A book-review of Rajasthani Stories Retold by Rima Hooja, a collection of stories revolving around the people and events of Rajasthan.
Must-Read Memoirs by Women
Memoirs and autobiographies have a charm of their own. They teach us, inspire us and help us look at the world around in different, more compassionate ways. With more and more memoirs being translated and published in recent years, memoirs by women have also come to the forefront. These are powerful and elevating life stories […]
Disease and Pandemic in Indian Literature
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected and changed the entire world in many ways. For most of us, this is the first (and hopefully the only) time of witnessing such a large scale pandemic. And yet, human life has been affected by diseases throughout history, and movies and books have captured stories around them regularly. Before […]
