Welcome to an insightful journey through the vibrant world of Hindi literature! In the realm of words and imagination, 2023 has witnessed the rise of some exceptionally talented Hindi writers who have adorned the literary landscape Read More
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Nandini Gupta’s debut novel “Daughter of the Night” is a fresh take on a simple journalist’s life who just wants to lead a simple life. Like many journalists, she gets up each day Read More
Author Ansuman Bhagat has achieved ‘India’s most popular young face in the writing world in 2021’ for his book– ‘Your Own Thought.’ Gaining fame and popularity in any field of pursuit is a matter of Read More
Both Aruna Nambiar and Priya Balasubramanian are writers who have delivered strongly South Indian characters on a platter of beautiful, nostalgic words. On December 23, the authors came together at The New Indian Express’s Dakshin Read More
My idea of fantasy is fairly whitewashed. You know, with the Fair Folk and golden-haired maidens in towers. Although Western history is great inspiration—I too swoon over knights in shining armor who insist on Read More
‘Low’ is Jeet Thayil’s new book and an exploration of the yearning for oblivion. The story follows an Indian poet named Dominic Ullis whose wife has recently died of suicide. On a whim he Read More
This debut novel by Veio Pou, who teaches English at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, takes us towards the Northeast. To be precise, towards the ground realities in and around Manipur of Read More
The seed of Norfolk-based Polly Crosby’s debut novel—described as 2020’s most haunting and magical literary fiction debut—germinated when she heard about Kit Williams’ Masquerade, “an armchair treasure hunt”. The book’s central Read More
A story is made up of events, but is both more and less than them. While the events may mean multiple things, the story forces them into specific interpretations and discards the rest. SL Bhyrappa Read More
Tyranny comes from the fear of losing what’s most precious to the tyrant. Sometimes that thing is power, sometimes it’s the semblance of normalcy. In her book Hellfire, Leesa Gazi explores tyranny and Read More