Book Reviews

Blood by Sunil Gangopadhyay

Blood is a short novel by Bengali novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay which was originally titled Rakta. The novel is all about how an old pre-Independence era

Ilona Dam October 23, 2020

Book Reviews

Short Story Thursday : August 2020

Short Story Thursday is a weekly series dedicated to highlighting the short-stories from Indian literature. In August, we focused on the theme of #WomenInTranslation. First

Rupal Vyas October 16, 2020

Q & A

In Conversation With: Sowmya Vajjala

Sowmya Vajjala is a translator, notably for her work ‘The Sharp Knife of Memory’ from Telugu to English and has translated “Our Films, Their films”

Rupal Vyas October 13, 2020

India Booked

Ep. 13: Timeless Tales from Marwar with Vishes Kothari

For centuries, Rajasthan has been a gold mine of oral traditions and histories, with Padma Shri Vijaydan Detha being one of the foremost storytellers of

Prakruti Maniar October 12, 2020

Book Reviews

#WordOfTheWeek Wednesdays: August 2020

While reading, it is often wondered what a particular word will be written or pronounced as in a different language. Our idea is to promote

Rupal Vyas October 9, 2020

Book Reviews

The Cock is the Culprit by Unni R.

Translated by J. Devika The Cock is the Culprit, written originally in Malayalam by Unni R (which sold 10,000 copies in the first 100 days

Prakruti Maniar October 7, 2020

Book Reviews

Brink by S.L. Bhyrappa

Translated from Kannada by R. Ranganath Prasad Originally published as Anchu in Kannada by the legendary S.L. Bhyrappa, Brink is a love saga set in

Prakruti Maniar October 5, 2020

book review: a night with a black spider by ambai

Book Reviews

A Night with a Black Spider by Ambai

Translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan Dr C.S. Lakshmi, who writes under the nom de plume of Ambai, has contributed to Indian literature in no small way.

Lian Dousel September 28, 2020

India Booked

Kolkata: A Literary Lens with Arunava Sinha

A prolific translator, the Books Editor at Scroll.in, and professor of creative writing and literary journalism; Arunava Sinha is one of India’s most important literary

Prakruti Maniar September 26, 2020

Book Reviews

Topi Shukla by Rahi Masoom Raza

Rahi Masoom Raza weaves Topi Shukla the way a dastango weaves their dastaan. It gently takes the reader by the hand into the world of Topi,

Rupsa Nag September 4, 2020

Tag: Translations

Blood by Sunil Gangopadhyay

Short Story Thursday : August 2020

In Conversation With: Sowmya Vajjala

Ep. 13: Timeless Tales from Marwar with Vishes Kothari

#WordOfTheWeek Wednesdays: August 2020

The Cock is the Culprit by Unni R.

Brink by S.L. Bhyrappa

A Night with a Black Spider by Ambai

Kolkata: A Literary Lens with Arunava Sinha

Topi Shukla by Rahi Masoom Raza

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