Q & A

In Conversation With: Kiran Manral

Kiran Manral debuted as a writer with The Reluctant Detective in 2011. She was earlier a feature writer for The Times of India and Cosmopolitan

Prakruti Maniar October 27, 2020

Folktales

Prince Five-Weapons: A story

The Jataka Tales are a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form. The Jatakas are amongst the earliest

admin October 23, 2020

Book Reviews

Book of Rachel by Esther David

As a co-host for Discovering India Readathon 2020, one of the prompts was to read books from minority authors. This included the Jewish community of

Swathi VK August 30, 2020

Essays

Indian Literature Post Independence: A throwback

A shift from Indian to Western, more magazines, and the inclusion of a semi-modern reality – Indian literature post independence bloomed from a black and

Jessica Joshi July 29, 2019

News

Scribbles: Literary News by Purple Pencil Project Pt. 1

We at Purple Pencil Project keep you updated about the latest happenings in the literary world, both national and international and aim to bring out

Akhila Menon June 3, 2019

Book Reviews

The Last Hun by Ashwin Razdan

The legend of Attila the Hun is a widespread one, the tales of his valour and fierce nature having served as fodder for many a

Akhila Menon June 3, 2019

Book Reviews

The Outcasts: A Thousand Dreams of Redemption by Lidija Stankovikj

To put it simply, The Outcasts by Lidija Stankovikj is one of the most intricate books in recent times. Stankovikj’s writing is almost dreamlike, the narrative

Akhila Menon May 20, 2019

Book Reviews

Pops: A children’s book by Balaji Venkataramanan

Balaji Venkataramanan’s Pops has the most unassuming cover which disguises the humorous portrayal of a very real and very common story today; divorce. When I

Akhila Menon April 24, 2019