Violence is endlessly recyclable. Stop torture. Stop bulldozer injustice. Remember that we live in one world. Remember that the body forgets nothing, nor does the earth.
About The Author
Amitava Kumar is a writer and artist who is Professor of English at Vassar College in upstate New York
A son writes a poem to his father about his inability to tell him that he loves him
Amitava Kumar on his marriage to a Muslim, his 'conversion' and his first visit to Karachi
A novel knowledgeable about wealth, sentimental about poverty.
An uneven, but often rewarding, saga of forgotten Indian diasporas
Stephen Alter takes a step across what's just a line on the map
A new fashion statement in India writing using adrenaline instead of ink.
High on success and stardom, Rushdie's novel touches the low of banality
Chaudhuri's writings record subtle variations on a more settled routine. The technique works because it saves history from the banality of a slogan.
The local TV images of the mass funeral had a ticker tape running below—"PM congratulates victorious Indian team."
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