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Stephen Alter

Fiction: Augustine, son of an Englishwoman and a noble Indian, chooses a lawless life of pillage

An excerpt from ‘Silk and Steel: A Novel,’ by Stephen Alter.

Stephen Alter
· Feb 06, 2024 · 05:30 pm
Two peoples are found murdered at the ghostly Shambles Villa. Can Lionel Carmichael solve the crime?

An excerpt from ‘Death in Shambles: A Hill Station Mystery’, by Stephen Alter.

Stephen Alter
· Jan 25, 2023 · 05:30 pm
‘Birdwatching’: A secret war is raging in the Himalayas in Stephen Alter’s new novel

Set against the backdrop of the Sino-Indian war of 1962.

Stephen Alter
· Feb 22, 2022 · 05:30 pm

In this novel Stephen Alter rewrites the tale of Mowgli and ‘Jungle Book’ in a new time and place

An excerpt from ‘Feral Dreams: Mowgli And His Mothers, A Fable’, by Stephen Alter.

Stephen Alter
· Oct 30, 2020 · 05:30 pm
How catastrophic will climate change in the Himalayas be for the rest of India (and the world)?

‘Wild Himalaya’ is Stephen Alter’s monumental history of mountain range explores its present and its future as well as its past.

Stephen Alter
· Aug 22, 2019 · 06:30 am
When a 13-year-old Jim Corbett uncovered a gruesome murder mystery in the hills of Nainital

Stephen Alter’s fictionalised tribute to the life of the famous hunter-conservationist has been shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

Stephen Alter
· Oct 05, 2017 · 08:30 am

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Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

May 12, 2025 · 07:00 pm
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May 11, 2025 · 08:45 pm
Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

May 10, 2025 · 12:00 am
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May 09, 2025 · 08:00 am

Was Jim Corbett an exterminator or a conservationist (or both)?

An excerpt from the illuminating introduction to a new edition of the eternal ‘Man-eaters of Kumaon’.

Stephen Alter
· Feb 09, 2017 · 08:30 am

Stephen Alter

Fiction: Augustine, son of an Englishwoman and a noble Indian, chooses a lawless life of pillage

An excerpt from ‘Silk and Steel: A Novel,’ by Stephen Alter.

Stephen Alter · Feb 06, 2024 · 05:30 pm

Two peoples are found murdered at the ghostly Shambles Villa. Can Lionel Carmichael solve the crime?

An excerpt from ‘Death in Shambles: A Hill Station Mystery’, by Stephen Alter.

Stephen Alter · Jan 25, 2023 · 05:30 pm

‘Birdwatching’: A secret war is raging in the Himalayas in Stephen Alter’s new novel

Set against the backdrop of the Sino-Indian war of 1962.

Stephen Alter · Feb 22, 2022 · 05:30 pm

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In this novel Stephen Alter rewrites the tale of Mowgli and ‘Jungle Book’ in a new time and place

An excerpt from ‘Feral Dreams: Mowgli And His Mothers, A Fable’, by Stephen Alter.

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How catastrophic will climate change in the Himalayas be for the rest of India (and the world)?

‘Wild Himalaya’ is Stephen Alter’s monumental history of mountain range explores its present and its future as well as its past.

Stephen Alter · Aug 22, 2019 · 06:30 am

When a 13-year-old Jim Corbett uncovered a gruesome murder mystery in the hills of Nainital

Stephen Alter’s fictionalised tribute to the life of the famous hunter-conservationist has been shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

Stephen Alter · Oct 05, 2017 · 08:30 am

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Video: Why is a caste census critical for meaningful social justice?

May 13, 2025 · 03:30 pm

Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

May 12, 2025 · 07:00 pm

Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

May 11, 2025 · 08:45 pm

Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

May 10, 2025 · 12:00 am

Interview: ‘Sceptical that strikes will deter Pak terror’

May 09, 2025 · 08:00 am

Was Jim Corbett an exterminator or a conservationist (or both)?

An excerpt from the illuminating introduction to a new edition of the eternal ‘Man-eaters of Kumaon’.

Stephen Alter · Feb 09, 2017 · 08:30 am

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