Pandey’s death leaves a void, not just in Indian advertising, but in the wider cultural imagination. He was, in every sense, a craftsman of narratives, a teacher, a guide, and a friend.
Nobel Laureate László Krasznahorkai’s fiction carries the texture of decay, the slow crumble of certainty, the dust of exhausted faith.
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 11 October 2025
Neelakshi Singh’s Hindi translation of the Norwegian novel 'The Ice Palace' brings Vesaas’s masterpiece to a new audience.
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 23 March 2025
Ten years after its publication, Nirvasan remains as relevant as ever, inviting readers to revisit its narrative in today's context of increasing global migration and cultural displacement
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 6 October 2024
In 'Agam Bahai Dariyav', Shivmurti masterfully captures the trials and resilience of farmers, re-centring their plight in contemporary literature
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 28 July 2024
In this interview, renowned Madhubani artist and scholar Rani Jha illuminates the ancient origins, pioneering artists, and modern trajectories that have shaped this iconic Mithila art form.
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 26 May 2024
Taranand Viyogi is a renowned Maithili author, poet, translator, biographer and cultural theorist. He spoke to Ashutosh Kumar Thakur on his journey as a writer, contemporary Maithili literature and topics such as Dalit writings in Maithili
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 27 April 2024
Books based on ground research on insurgency in the Northeast are in acute shortage. It is for this reason that Rajeev Bhattacharyya’s book stands out from the other books in the genre published so far
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 7 April 2024
Award-winning Hindi writer Mamta Kalia speaks to Ashutosh Kumar Thakur about her life, inspiration for writing, influences, the authors she admires, and much more.
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 3 February 2024
Amitav Ghosh connects the origins of our current climate crisis to Western colonialism's ruthless exploitation of human life and the natural world in this ambitious read.
BY Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 7 November 2021
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