When you left, you took with you my wardrobe That, and the kitchen, and the vegetable garden and the Gods in the room Yesterday, I tripped on my saree and ripped the edges of it. The 6 folds of
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman might have passed away, but the RK Laxman we know and love still stands with his potli, guarding our collective conscience, says Debarghya Sanyal. Nineties. India. We were late at the party. By the time we arrived,
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
Political discourse in contemporary India is generally one step removed from unabashed demagoguery, but every so often, some ‘leader’ or the other makes a comment that takes it straight into the gutter. Kindle lists five of the most politically incorrect
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 :
Ruchir Joshi questions the basis of being politically incorrect, examining contexts from Gaza, racism, sexist rants, slangs to the AIB roast…. There is political incorrectness and there is political incorrectness. And then, there is, you guessed it, political incorrectness again.
Soumabrata Chatterjee reminisces about R K Laxman and the role of a public intellectual in shaping the society. In the beginning it was the Word. Well, apparently so. If we could just imagine the word to be the miniature form
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.
Thomas Crowley talks about Sanjay Rajoura and his style of comedy and interrogates the satire scene in India and abroad. Is it politically incorrect or is it maintaining the status quo? “Right now, what’s happening in India is that every