Articles by Malashri Lal

Broken Calacatta

A woman in mid-century Calcutta breaks free of the soul-crushing customs of widowhood to reclaim her self in...

Dec 23, 2020 Malashri Lal
On Back Stage

Salma is a consummate storyteller, blending poetry and prose, gossip and history. Lakshmi Holmstrom's...

Jun 29, 2009 Malashri Lal
After Emma

Warning note that we need not give up all that is local to chalk our success; that we need indigenous,...

Nov 03, 2008 Malashri Lal
A Story Sterling Pure

Saraogi's fantastical reconstructions fill in a major silence in the evolution of Bengal's history - with a...

Feb 03, 2003 Malashri Lal
Taking His Word

This collection makes us privy to the man behind the words, his strengths and vulnerabilities uncovered as a...

Jul 01, 2002 Malashri Lal
Of Age And Merry Wisdom

Thirteen tales of life's lengthening shadows

Jun 18, 2001 Malashri Lal