Puchka
Supriya Roychoudhury
Snacking in Calcutta
Snacking in Calcutta
Meena Kandasamy, author of The Orders Were to Rape You
A short story
An unconventional childhood rebalances the universe
Impermanence as a permanent condition
Nothing happens in Salt Lake, and that’s all right.
Freedom is still an ideal for many
An interview with Shivshankar Menon
A short story by Vikram Kapur
Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s final collection
Cities are not meant to be empty
The education of an anti-colonialist
An ode to a Bangalore bookstore
When did the reimagination of Hindustan begin?
Poetry from Siddharth Dasgupta
Poetry from Vasvi Kejriwal
What does Black Lives Matter mean for Asian artists and writers?
Poetry from Siddharth Dasgupta
A little known story of the internment of Indians of Chinese heritage
Varanasi’s syrupy Styx
For love and empire
India’s fragile young demography is waiting
V.S. Naipaul’s complex legacy
How tea fuelled Western colonial endeavour
On the trail of elusive hornbills and freedom fighters in India’s tense border zone
Modern-day India, where societal oppression is balanced by personal freedom
Two new books labour under the shadow of Salman Rushdie’s masterpiece.
Jaipur’s emergence as a literary hub.
Where it all started for the writer.