‘Whereabouts’: Jhumpa Lahiri is still asking what it means to belong, though not for immigrants
A review of Jhumpa Lahiri's newest novel
Scroll.in / May 2021
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A review of Jhumpa Lahiri's newest novel
Scroll.in / May 2021
An interview with Jenny Bhatt about her short story collection 'Each of us Killers'
Electric Literature / October 2020
Review of Leesa Gazi's novel 'Hellfire', translated by Shabnam Nadiya
Scroll.in / December 2020
Review of Tanuj Solanki's 'The Machine is Learning'
Scroll.in / August 2020
Review of Megha Majumdar's novel 'A Burning'
Scroll.in / June 2020
Review of Shehan Karunatilaka's 'Chats with the Dead'
Scroll.in / March 2020
An interview with poets Aditi Angiras and Akhil Katyal, editors of ‘The World That Belongs To Us’, on how they put together the wildly ambitious project.
HuffPost / August 2020
Godwin, who is best known for ‘discovering’ Booker winner ‘The God Of Small Things’, says he doesn’t like running his literary agency like a supermarket.
HuffPost / February 2020
An interview with the author of 'The Far Field' on why writers need endurance, how she created an acclaimed novel from a 'really bad' story and her next book.
HuffPost / October 2019
An interview with the writer on how he researched his new book ‘A Dominant Character’, the problems with getting too fond of your subject and the best sentence JBS Haldane ever wrote.
HuffPost / February 2020
An interview with the award-winning writer on his newly translated ‘Al-Arabian Novel Factory’, the CAA protests in India and why writing is a political process.
HuffPost / January 2020
An in-depth profile of the bestselling romance author who pioneered a whole new genre in Indian publishing
HuffPost / November 2019
What is Indian culture? Who owns it? And who gets to be its arbiter? A new play that questions ideas of representation and Indianness
The Hindu / October 2019
A review of Unni R's 'One Hell of a Lover'
Mint Lounge / November 2019
An essay on the most prominent works of literature that imagined feminist utopias instead of dystopias
HuffPost / September 2019
An interview with the writer on why she is more interested in the violence that precedes the actual violence, and why the women in her new book are saner than the men.
HuffPost / October 2019
A review of Numair Choudhury's 'Babu Bangladesh'
HuffPost / August 2019
A book for every month of the year—consider this your starter kit for LGBTQ literature by South Asian writers.
HuffPost / July 2019
An interview with the author of ‘Gun Island’ on the role of fiction, his relationship with the Sunderbans, and why pre-modern texts might hold answers to today’s problems.
Scroll.in / June 2019
A review of Leila Slimani's novel 'Adele'
Scroll.in / April 2019
An interview with the classicist and historian about the problems with social media, looking at the classics through a modern lens and populism today.
Scroll.in / February 2019
An interview with the American author about the Pulitzer prize-winning ‘The Underground Railroad’ and writing about history through the lens of fiction.
Scroll.in / February 2019
An interview with the American author about ‘Less’, winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and what he’s looking forward to in queer literature.
Scroll.in / February 2019
A report on the inherent ethical issues in having a liberal literature festival sponsored by a right-wing media group accused of concerted hate campaigns
Scroll.in / January 2019
An in-depth report on the inadequate response to sexual harassment allegations among India's publishing ecosystem
Scroll.in / October 2018
A review of Mahesh Rao's novel 'Polite Society' that adapts 'Emma' delightfully to a Delhi setting
Scroll.in / September 2018
A essay on Hannah Gadsby's iconic standup special
Scroll.in / July 2018
A review of 'A Life in the Day' by Anjum Hassan
Scroll.in / April 2018
A deep dive into the often thorny relationship between Bollywood and Indian publishing
Scroll.in / March 2018
An interview with a rising star in the world of Nigerian literature
Scroll.in / February 2018
An in-depth interview with Arnaud Nourry about the business of publishing and the strategic decisions made by Hachette
Scroll.in / February 2018
An interview with Anthony Horowitz
Scroll.in / February 2018
A profile of Instagram sensation and divisive poet Rupi Kaur
Scroll.in / February 2018
An interview with investigative journalist Suki KIm
Scroll.in / February 2018
A review of the first English translation of short stories by the acclaimed Tamil writer
Scroll.in / December 2017
An essay that takes a critical look at one of the Nobel laureate's most popular novels in the light of a rash of MeToo allegations against men in Indian academia
Scroll.in / October 2017
An interview with illustrator Jasjyot Singh Hans exploring queerness and masculinity in Sikh families
Scroll / May 2017
Feature and interview with Canadian-Pakistani artist Hatecopy
Scroll / November 2016
An account of what to expect in the curative petition process ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on Section 377 that criminalises homosexuality
FirstPost / February 2016
A journey through the history of sanitation at the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
Medium: The Development Set / January 2016
Exploring the lives and status of Chin refugees in Delhi through the story of Lal Pian Thanga, a Burmese schoolteacher in West Delhi
Al Jazeera / December 2015
An interview with the Pakistani video artist and a review of her latest work
Elle India / September 2015
A look at some of the faces that form a part of Bandra's Catholic funeral business
Motherland / March 2015
A multimedia Bharatanatyam performance inspired by the Vaimanika Shastra and other 'ancient' depictions of flight is traveling the country.
Scroll.in / March 2015
Exploring acid violence in India through the stories of five survivors
Al Jazeera / February 2015
The challenges and demands of being child stars of Indian television
Al Jazeera Magazine / November 2014 / [Pdf , 716 KB]
Life in Kolkata's smaller red light areas.
Al Jazeera Magazine / September 2014 / [Pdf , 1.22 MB]
Profile: Japtej Singh, the first time actor who portrayed a young Milkha Singh
Tehelka / August 2013
Following the trail of misogyny through old Indian folk tales
Tehelka / February 2013
A travelogue from Leh focussing on a sancturay for old and injured donkeys
Time Out Explorer / June 2012 / [Pdf , 1020 KB]
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