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Such a long journey IN FOCUS Crossing the threshold Sarah Joseph's Othappu has just won this year's Crossword Award for translation. An appreciation of her work...
From the BlurbIn the years between adolescence and adulthood, the Shokeen Nivas boys are concerned with elections, girls and examinations. Hriday, who hopes to be a writer someday, is drawn, like moth to flame, irresistibly, to the material they provide. ...
CONVERSATION Voice for visibility A.Revathi opens up to Nithin Mayanth on the struggles of hijras, the role of art in connecting people, and more…
TRIBUTE Mountain of a man Remembering Mexican author and journalist Carlos Montemayor, as the country celebrates the bicentenary of its independence.
SECOND THOUGHTS The long way home In From Heaven Lake, Seth mingles historical fact with poetic description and telling anecdote to take the reader along effortlessly. ENDPAPER Journey through Buddhist tradition Stephen Batchelor's new book on Buddhism provokes and challenges even as it stirs up an old debate.
PROSE We are like this only A collection of delightful essays on India, and Indian-ness. MEMOIRS Canine capers The story of a bond that became an obsession between a man and his best friend… Knotty questions A down to earth and humorous take on the changing nature, and expectations we have, of the institution of marriage. CLASSICS Imaginative answer to colonialism Not too well known, this masterpiece from the 1950s celebrates the silences in language and other ways of knowing things. NOVEL Sensuous and stirring Lush prose buoys up a tale of love for the land… Culled from Nature A collection of articles that will excite both the amateur and the professional… VERSE Layered with meaning Jayanta Mahapatra's poetry unfolds into the landscape of Indian writing… AUTOBIOGRAPHY Glimpses of hidden lives A much needed introduction to hijras' lives and their community. NON FICTION Mirrors to history Outsiders' perspectives make for interesting contrasts... FICTION Genteel to the core Endearing characters and an unconventional plot make for an enjoyable read … Money all the way A family saga, sometimes entertaining, sometimes flagging in energy... FICTION Too many animals Ruth Padel may be a good zoologist and poet but her debut novel fails to hold your attention. HISTORY Revisionism at its best The book sheds new light on one of Indian history's most important events: the 1857 rebellion. CONTEST Unfinished love story Sri Lankan novelist Nihal de Silva died before he could finish his last novel, Arathi.
EVENT Words hold centrestage Bhutan's first ever literary festival Mountain Echoes was eloquent testimony to literature's ability to cross borders. |
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