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Report: The Journeying Across the Himalayas festival

India, Dec. 8 -- A cutesy catlike installation perched on the roof of the Travancore Palace in New Delhi is the first unmissable highlight of Journeying Across the Himalayas, the Royal Enfield Social ... Read More


Report: Art Soiree by StoneX

India, Nov. 14 -- The past is often dressed up to make it look noble so it's usually best left unvisited. But StoneX, a brand that sells marbles and natural stones, is keen for you to go back in time ... Read More


Review: White Lilies; An Essay on Grief by Vidya Krishnan

India, Nov. 13 -- How do you make sense of the death of a beloved partner? How do you think of someone who taught you to "treat herbs with respect" long after their death? How do you make sense of hav... Read More


Andrew Miller: "I wanted to write a novel with lots of good forward energy"

India, Nov. 7 -- Tell us about the history that helped birth this novel. The circumstances for this novel? I borrowed a lot from the young married lives of my parents, as far as I remembered and unde... Read More


Ram Murali: "The book is a love letter to Agatha Christie"

India, Oct. 27 -- Tell us about the structure of your debut novel? Were you influenced by Agatha Christie in writing it?I was hugely influenced by Agatha Christie. She's undoubtedly one of the best wr... Read More


Zarna Garg: "I've been saying inappropriate things my whole life"

India, Oct. 21 -- You've dedicated This American Woman to American women who "showed" you your voice. However, it can be argued that you were quite vocal before you were "found". Tell us about what co... Read More


A timely literary listicle

India, Oct. 15 -- From caste dynamics in the capital to AI history and the intersection of faith and gayness, this reading list is as vibrant as the rainbow flag. In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard n... Read More


Review: Flashlight by Susan Choi

India, Oct. 2 -- From the 1970s through the 1980s, North Korean agents abducted several Japanese citizens who had accidentally stumbled upon their activities in Japan. The case of 13-year-old Megumi Y... Read More


Ministhy S: 'Words like compassion are extremely relevant in a hate-filled world'

India, Sept. 29 -- Before this translation of Benyamin's novel, I had read your translation of VJ James' The Book of Exodus. Though different, both novels borrow extensively from religious texts which... Read More


Review: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

India, Sept. 27 -- Towards the end of Kiran Desai's Booker-longlisted The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - her first work of fiction in two decades - Babita, mother of one of the titular characters, Su... Read More