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A Shadow of Real World: An Abir Karmakar painting shows middle-class ordering of things

Beyond The Binary

Through his large-size paintings, Abir Karmakar attempts to look beyond the immediate—perhaps in search of the meaning that transcends real/fiction binary

12 March 2023

Artist Ganesh Shenoy

Eminent Artist Ganesh Shenoy To Release His First Fiction Soon

The book will certainly conjure up and raise the imaginations of readers. The author has endeavoured to meld science with spirituality without lowering the level of readers' fantasies. The imagination of readers will rise to...

27 January 2023

Short Story: Set In A Different Time And Space

‘Caste was to be annihilated. But you cannot do that for as long as people were being born unequal,’ writes Amulya B. in her riveting short story, ‘What Do I Call You, Again?’

18 November 2022

Book Review: Tabish Khair’s New Book Cannot Be Boxed Into A Genre

The Body by the Shore is a ‘scandinoir’ suspense-mystery thriller that takes the reader on a wild ride on the Danish high seas.

11 February 2023

Sci-Fi: Excerpts Of The Body By The Shore

One of the three main protagonists, Jens Erik, a conservative Danish police officer close to retirement, is talking to one of his informers, Hanif, a Bangladeshi sausage-van operator

02 December 2022

Back To Books: What Running A Bookstore In A Pandemic Teaches You

One of the most profound and positive impacts the pandemic had is that it brought readers back to the reading table

29 October 2022

Saeed Ibrahim writes on the debate over the relevance and future of short stories

Is There A Future For The Short Story?

Writer Saeed Ibrahim writes about the debate on short stories that he attended. While the supporters of short stories highlighted accessibility and readability, among other positives, the other sides said among other things...

29 January 2023

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Creating History Through Suffering

A range of writings by the small voices of history shows us that suffering not only produces great literature it also generates history

29 October 2022

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29 October 2022
When Personal History Becomes Social History

When Personal History Becomes Social History

Annie Ernaux's fiction turns familial history into social history and ends up speaking not only for herself but for women as a collective


28 October 2022
Fahmaan Khan, Kritika Singh Yadav To Play Lead In 'Pyar Ke Saat Vachan Dharam Patnii'

Fahmaan Khan, Kritika Singh Yadav To Play Lead In 'Pyar Ke Saat Vachan Dharam Patnii'

Actors Fahmaan Khan and Kritika Singh Yadav have been roped in to star as lead in the upcoming fiction show 'Pyar Ke Saat Vachan Dharam Patnii'.


28 October 2022
The Power Of Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux

The Power Of Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux

The triumph of Annie Ernaux's writing is that she makes the reader feel less alone in the world


28 October 2022
Between Memory And Delusions: The Poetics And Politics Of Autofiction

Between Memory And Delusions: The Poetics And Politics Of Autofiction

In the space between what we say and what we leave out rests the intentions and deceptions of a literary text


28 October 2022
Holocaust Literature: Stories About Heinous Crimes Nazis Perpetrated Against Jews

Holocaust Literature: Stories About Heinous Crimes Nazis Perpetrated Against Jews

One of the most chilling aspects of history is that what happened before can recur. That is perhaps why genuine historians and litterateurs attach so much...


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28 October 2022
Writing Is A Form Of Telling Your Own Story And Returning To What Formed You

Writing Is A Form Of Telling Your Own Story And Returning To What Formed You

Writing in a way is nothing but living one’s existential homesickness on a piece of paper. It is a process of consistently returning to various points of...


24 October 2022
Short Story: Nostalgia's Milieu

Short Story: Nostalgia's Milieu

Sometimes, an ache and despondency crawl beneath the skin. However, the author tries to flaunt their best crescent. For, that’s life, with all its sweet,...


18 September 2022
Short Story: Six Days Of A Beautiful Conversation 

Short Story: Six Days Of A Beautiful Conversation 

A tale of timelessness amid a life that is limited.


04 September 2022
Short Story: The Cursed Man

Short Story: The Cursed Man

The story of Yadayya from Tirupati Kiran's 'Sapagrasthudu', translated from the original Telugu by Sarada Uma.


02 September 2022
Adina and Hormaz: When Writer's Block Hits, Other Doors Open

Adina and Hormaz: When Writer's Block Hits, Other Doors Open

Hormaz who has written a Fashion Dictionary, feels that the act of writing itself was quite painful. He imagined that it would make more sense to become a...


28 August 2022
Short Story: Drama In A Bus 

Short Story: Drama In A Bus 

A casual observation may pick up a slice of life and see that ‘there is no dearth of Good Samaritans in this awry world’ or that ‘positive thinking had...


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07 August 2022
Book Review: Spirit Of Darkness And Light

Book Review: Spirit Of Darkness And Light

Anupama Raju’s debut novel digs deep into “the darkness of depression, desolation, and despair filtered by the unsatisfying phone calls of a lover who is...


06 August 2022
Short Story: Ararat

Short Story: Ararat

'Sudden relief mixed with anger made her curse the human shadow. What do you think you are doing, scaring me like that…this goddamned place is spooky...


31 July 2022
Book Excerpt: A Crowd Gathered At Doyal’s House

Book Excerpt: A Crowd Gathered At Doyal’s House

A massive crowd gathered at Doyal Rajbongshi’s house in Jaila Para, the fisherfolk’s hamlet.  


22 July 2022
Bookmark This! 40 Years And Counting, The Story Of Seagull Books

Bookmark This! 40 Years And Counting, The Story Of Seagull Books

The ability to visibilise the invisible, be politically incorrect, and publish books that swim against the stream is what maverick publisher Naveen Kishore,...


17 July 2022
Uncitizened: A Short Fiction On The Times We Live In

Uncitizened: A Short Fiction On The Times We Live In

Did the demon of demonetization ever visit us? Kashif Ilyas’s protagonist follows a man to a door and walks in, and when he turns to look back, the door has...


15 July 2022
Before The Rains: A Tale Of The Two Cities Of Anantapur

Before The Rains: A Tale Of The Two Cities Of Anantapur

Once, as the fable goes, the rains stood up the people of Anantapur. Maybe the monsoon died in transit. That's when people tried the age-old practices of...


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