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Karthik Shankar

N Prabhakaran’s eccentric short stories reveal how the bizarreness of reality can mess with our mind

Malayalam writer N Prabhakaran’s translated collection of short stories, ‘Diary of a Malayali Madman’ brilliantly captures the weight of social structures.

Karthik Shankar
· Apr 28, 2019 · 07:30 am
A new illustrated biography of Indira Gandhi offers a visual treat but omits many of her key flaws

The sumptuously illustrated ‘Indira’ may be meant for young adults but it could still have been more critical of the controversial leader.

Karthik Shankar
· Apr 07, 2018 · 08:30 am
A heritage walk in Chennai is uncovering a forgotten world of books, libraries and publishing houses

Historian V Sriram takes visitors through the literary history of the neighbourhood of Mylapore.

Karthik Shankar
· Jan 27, 2018 · 07:30 am

These are the Calcutta stories that stare everyone in the face but most don’t write about

At last, a book about the city that isn’t fixated on football, mishti doi and Satyajit Ray.

Karthik Shankar
· Sep 14, 2017 · 08:30 am