Five books to look forward to in September 2017
By Saket Suman (11:34)
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The literary scene has been quiet for some time now, but as the heat of summer gradually...
Fiction has to be constructed carefully, without urgency: Arundhati Roy
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--Just when the credentials of Booker winning author Arundhati Roy as a fiction writer were being questioned in literary circles, the...
Being successful in an unfair, violent society is a bit complicated to deal with:...
By Saket Suman
New Delhi-- As a five-year-old, she learned to stand still in one position, silently, for hours, to catch fish. "Perhaps that's what...
Bhutan echoed: Mountain Echoes Literary Festival ends
By Saket Suman
Thimphu--The eighth edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival reached its culmination on Sunday evening here. The three-day literary extravaganza in Bhutan's...
Bhutanese embrace top Indian authors, packed houses at Mountain Echoes Day 2
By Saket Suman
Thimphu--Saturday turned out to be the high-point of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival as it witnessed packed sessions by some of the...
Indira showed the world what women leaders were capable of: Bhutan’s Queen Mother
Thimphu--Bhutan's Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, showered praise on late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at a book launch here on Saturday, referring...
Of prison, business, mystery and Madras
New Delhi--Wade through a searing memoir and a chilling indictment of the Indian prison system; get an insight look into what motivates exceptional companies...
With billboard-style illustrations, ABC Desi alphabet book has distinctly Indian flavor
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi--Here's a typical case of necessity being the mother of invention. For 12 years, Priti Paul, who heads the 43,000-strong Apeejay...
News Analysis: Upswing in Dalit writing, but where are the readers?
By Somrita Ghosh
New Delhi--Dalit literature is on an upswing with several new authors highlighting the plight of Dalits in India and pointing out solutions...
Independence was only transfer of power; true freedom is equal access to everything for...
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--The nation has just celebrated Independence Day with great pomp and fervour -- but does this special occasion evoke similar sentiments...