Memoir: How a woman must be ‘worthy’ of a man for marriage (and what happens when she isn’t)

An outspoken memoir of a woman’s journey with her body has just been published.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Sep 15, 2017 · 08:30 am

Why it doesn’t suit anyone to acknowledge Jane Austen as a radical writer

But, say some, ‘we read her because we feel she understands us ––despite being born over two centuries ago.’

Shreya Sen Handley

· May 28, 2017 · 07:00 am

Happy fiftieth birthday, Adrian Mole. What would you have said about today’s world?

The lovable loser in Sue Townsend’s darkly funny series of novels turned 50 on April 2.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Apr 15, 2017 · 08:30 am

Don’t you just love a novel that makes you want to visit the place it’s set in?

How can you read Harry Potter and not explore Paddington?

Shreya Sen Handley

· Apr 09, 2017 · 07:00 am

Gurinder Chadha defends Partition drama ‘Viceroy’s House’: ‘I was not making a movie for experts’

The British director’s depiction of Viceroy Louis Mountbatten’s final days in the subcontinent in 1947 has been criticised as simplistic and glossy.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Mar 12, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Why the world needs a new book from Philip Pullman (and why it’s lucky that one is on its way)

The ‘His Dark Materials’ series mirrored much of today’s real life. ‘The Book of Dust’ should hold out hope.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Mar 04, 2017 · 07:00 am

‘Fifty Shades’ is back in theatres. That’s no reason to re-read the books. Especially not in 2017

Nope, it’s not darker. It’s dorkier. Especially in the Age of Trump.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Feb 13, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Born to run, from mental illness: What Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography really is about

There’s music, but, most important, this is The Boss’s story of his battle with his mind.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Jan 21, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Enid Blyton’s Famous Five give up booze and gluten, become parents. Are you ready for this?

Reckless but harmless speculation on the storylines of the four books.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Jun 12, 2016 · 02:30 pm

What if Harry Potter had been a student of JNU?

At Hogwarts, too, the students stood up for their right to be passionately involved with people, ideas and causes.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Feb 21, 2016 · 02:30 pm

How to become a UNESCO City of Literature: What Indian cities can learn from Nottingham

The British city – a literary sister city of Kolkata's, which has also bid for the status in the past – is one of the newest additions to the list.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Dec 18, 2015 · 08:30 am

Why writers must get a life before they can write

‘Because imagine Hemingway sitting at home sipping his tea before he minces over to his typewriter to tickle the keys.’

Shreya Sen Handley

· Oct 24, 2015 · 07:30 pm