Perumal Murugan’s double sequels to ‘One Part Woman’ explore what comes after a transgression

‘Trial by Silence’ and ‘A Lonely Harvest’ imagine different fates for their protagonists but are united in opening a wider lens to society and politics.

Sharanya Manivannan

· Jan 13, 2019 · 07:30 am

What was it like to be Andal? This novel imagines the life of the ninth century devotional poet

An excerpt from ‘The Queen of Jasmine Country’ by poet, short story writer and novelist Sharanya Manivannan.

Sharanya Manivannan

· Oct 05, 2018 · 08:30 am

Writer KR Meera on the Dileep row: ‘By nature, Kerala men do not and cannot approve of survivors’

The debate surrounding Malayalam actor Dileep exposes the ‘patriarchal mindset that Malayalees are proud to possess’, says the renowned author.

Sharanya Manivannan

· Jul 09, 2018 · 08:15 am

Why the institution of marriage needs to be interrogated, particularly by women

An excerpt from Sharanya Manivannan’s essay, part of a new collection of encounters with modern marriage

Sharanya Manivannan

· May 18, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Here is a candidate for the global Sri Lankan novel, and it is only the author’s debut

Shankari Chandran’s wide-angle ‘Song of the Sun God’ runs through eight tumultuous decades.

Sharanya Manivannan

· Sep 17, 2017 · 06:30 pm

‘There is no need to specify that I am a woman writer’: Ambai

An interview with the Tamil writer on her newly translated collection of stories, Tamil literature, and translations.

Sharanya Manivannan

· Sep 02, 2017 · 07:45 am

‘When people say women are against women, I get so irritated. Because you must find out why.’

Tamil writer R Vatsala lived the difficult life of a fully independent woman for 48 years. Then she began to write.

Sharanya Manivannan

· Mar 12, 2017 · 12:30 pm