Why the pandemic will lead to a drop in publishing of research: W(riting)FH does not work

Fieldwork is impossible, and the home is not the best place for researching and writing.

Souradeep Roy

· Sep 18, 2020 · 08:30 am

Why this book on Safdar Hashmi’s death and life is a great start for the history of street theatre

Sudhanva Deshpande’s ‘Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi’ breaks new ground in combining history with biography.

Souradeep Roy

· Jul 12, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Like all good autobiographies, UR Ananthamurthy’s ‘Suragi’ is delicious literary gossip

In this book, ‘he is Anantamurthy the literary critic, Ananthamurthy the literary gossip, Ananthamurthy the public intellectual, and Ananthamurthy the friend.’

Souradeep Roy

· May 12, 2018 · 08:30 am

Rupi Kaur’s bad poems shouldn’t worry us – the myopic view of the literary establishment should

The ‘cult of personality’ developed by social media poets is nothing new. We should focus instead on the lack of translation in the world of Anglophone poetry.

Souradeep Roy

· Mar 17, 2018 · 07:30 am