Calcutta boy Devdan Chaudhuri’s debut novel was one of the six unpublished works chosen for the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize 2013. The novel follows the life of an unnamed male protagonist, who is referred to as “the poet”, from
I “Good evening, Mister Jeffrey Archer. I am Bipranshu Lasker from Kolkata—obviously. I want to ask you a question, because I have personally written an autobiography, but I haven’t allowed, or haven’t put any motion, to have it published,
Dismissive of Shakespeare, readers, television, media and the world in general… Upamanyu Chatterjee is at his cynical best in this conversation with Pritha Kejriwal. One must painstakingly read in-between the lines… When I had read ‘English, August’, which was a
Harsh Snehanshu reviews Raj Kamal Jha’s She Will Build Him A City, and asserts that despite its limitations, it heralds a new era of writing urban fiction. The allure of Delhi’s colourful history, flourishing flamboyance and glaring vices has long
Vineet Gill talks about the writing style of the novelist Nicholson Baker, his reorientation of the tradition of nouveau roman and his meeting with the novelist at the Jaipur Literary Festival… “Realism made the strange familiar. Today, when we can
Devjani Bodepudi talks to a legend in the world of Indian writing, Ruskin Bond reflects on his career, children’s literature and his hopes for the future of the country. Credits for the featured image: Anaina Malik. Listen to the Interview :
Capturing the very essence of political incorrectness, Hanif Kureishi discusses his thoughts on racism, creativity and sexuality, in a frank, no-holds-barred exchange with Devjani Bodepudi, as she caught up with him at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, earlier this year.
Soumabrata Chatterjee talks to Amit Chaudhuri about travelling between genres, being a flaneur, and lots more. I recently read your article in The Guardian, ‘Travelling between Genres’, where you proclaimed that the act of writing is synonymous with freedom and
Monidipa Mondal and William Dalrymple explore the intellectual and emotional allure of literature festivals at and home and abroad. I caught up with William Dalrymple, in the week before the first edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival at the Southbank
On a cold winter night, driving through a dark street without lights, we reached a house by the railway tracks of Kushtia to listen to Lalon’s songs. Lalon Fokir is regarded as one of the founders of Baul music. He