Stories written by
Chitra Ahanthem
-
Temsula Ao (1945-2022): The Naga writer’s literary legacy covers more than her stories and poems
Temsula Ao died on 9 October, 2022, at the age of 76.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
‘Whispering Chinar’: These interlinked short stories go to the heart of male privilege and machismo
Ali Rohila’s story traverse a long period of time in the same setting to show what changes and what does not.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
‘An American Girl in India’: Indologist Wendy Doniger recalls her first visit to the country
Doniger writes about culture shocks and fascinating discoveries.
Chitra Ahanthem
Trending
-
Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
-
Reading list for young readers: The 12 books shortlisted for the 2023 Neev Book Awards
-
Why a Tamil sceptre handed over by Mountbatten lies at the heart of Modi’s new Parliament
-
A frozen moment of resilience shows how India’s women have been betrayed in their hope for justice
-
Mount Everest: As mass mountaineering peaks, it is time to reckon with its environmental impacts
-
‘Nireeswaran’ interrogates unquestioning belief through fiction, leaving it to readers to answer
You get more than you sign up for when you read this novel by VJ James, translated from the Malayalam by Ministhy S.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
‘Song of the Soil’ channels the aborted political movement for Gorkhaland through fiction
Chuden Kabimo’s Nepali novel, now translated into English by Ajit Baral, tells the history through the lives of the ordinary people who were betrayed.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
Meet the six designers shortlisted (including the winner) for the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize
Ishan Khosla’s cover for Anukrti Upadhyay’s novel ‘Kintsugi’ has won the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize 2022.
Chitra Ahanthem
Video
-
Watch: Salman Khan dances with Norwegian dance group Quick Style at an award show in Abu Dhabi
-
Watch: Water in Venice’s Grand Canal mysteriously turns bright green, authorities launch probe
-
Watch: Mobile tower knocked down by powerful winds during thunderstorm in Nagaur, Rajasthan
-
Watch: Dog learns to play peek-a-boo with human
-
Watch: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s qawwali tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala on his first death anniversary
-
Neel Patel’s novel plays the themes of past hurt and closure within a diaspora family of Indians
‘Tell Me How to Be’ is not so much about an immigrant experience as it is about an emotional one.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
These short story collections make us wonder why novels monopolise all the love and attention
Ten collections published in English in 2021. Including translations.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
Kavery Nambisan’s account of healthcare in India reveals bitter truths but also beacons of hope
‘A Luxury Called Health’, written by a doctor who is also a novelist, needs to be not only read but also discussed.
Chitra Ahanthem
The Reel
-
‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
-
Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
-
‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
-
‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
-
‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
-
There is no such thing as a book from the ‘North East’. The literary establishment is blind to this
A single uniform identity for all the writing from the seven states in the region is not remotely authentic.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
‘Name Place Animal Thing’ is a meandering collection of stories set in Shillong, not exactly a novel
Shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature 2021, Daribha Lyndem’s debut does not do justice to the realities of the region.
Chitra Ahanthem
-
‘The Plague Upon Us’ is a ballad on individual suffering amidst the collective trauma of Kashmir
Shortlisted for The JCB Prize for Literature 2021, Shabir Ahmad Mir’s debut novel captures the vortex that Kashmir has been in over the years.
Chitra Ahanthem
The Field
-
ICC WTC final: Jaiswal replaces Gaikwad in India's reserves, Australia include fit Hazlewood
-
Team-spirit and momentum: Why volleyball players celebrate nearly each point won with gusto
-
Athletics: Neeraj Chopra ruled out of FBK Games in Hengelo with injury
-
Watch: Brazilian club Flamengo pay tribute to Vinicius Jr after racism attacks
-
IPL 2023: Reactions as Ambati Rayudu announces retirement – ‘Honour to share the field with you’