Stories written by

Ruth Vanita

Fiction: In the 1920s, young people in Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Banaras are finding new ways to live

An excerpt from ‘A Slight Angle’, by Ruth Vanita.

Ruth Vanita
· Jun 24, 2024 · 05:30 pm
Translated from the Hindi: A new book brings 16 works of short fiction about same-sex desire

An excerpt from Akanksha Pare’s story in ‘On the Edge: 100 Years of Hindi Fiction on Same-Sex Desire’, translated by Ruth Vanita.

Akanksha Pare
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Ruth Vanita
· Aug 08, 2023 · 05:30 pm
‘The writing lost its way, and found its end in you’: Five poems by writer-activist Ruth Vanita

An excerpt from ‘The Broken Rainbow’, Ruth Vanita’s new book of poetry.

Ruth Vanita
· Feb 09, 2023 · 11:30 am

‘Memory Of Light’: This novel is a same-sex love story from 18th century India

An excerpt from Ruth Vanita’s novel, set in Lucknow against the backdrop of King George the Third’s fiftieth birthday gala.

Ruth Vanita
· May 01, 2020 · 08:30 am