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Books: Upamanyu Chatterjee is master of the absurd in his new collection

New Delhi, May 3 -- In the titular novella from Upamanyu Chatterjee's The Hush of the Uncaring Sea: Novellas 2018-2025, a racist sea captain from Apartheid-era South Africa is talking himself into aba... Read More


Sean Baker's subversion of the American dream

New Delhi, March 5 -- During his Oscar acceptance speech for Anora's screenplay on Sunday night, Sean Baker said, "I want to thank the sex worker community. They have shared their stories. They have s... Read More


'The Comeback' by Annie Zaidi: Art and friendship, tainted by some ugly business

New Delhi, March 2 -- For a novel so steeped in old-school ideas about art and friendship, Annie Zaidi's The Comeback is quite sharp when it comes to depicting a decidedly contemporary phenomenon-the ... Read More


'Queer' and beyond: The screen life of William S. Burroughs

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Luca Guadagnino understands the poetry of human bodies in motion, the raw frisson offered by both conflict and convergence. His tennis drama Challengers (2024) was a great advert... Read More


Remembering the pioneering legacy of Krishna Sobti at 100

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- In 2018, during what she repeatedly referred to as her "last interview" (with writer and journalist Ashutosh Bhardwaj), Hindi writer Krishna Sobti said, "Love, sex and death are ... Read More