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Sharmistha Jha

‘Deviants’: A life-affirming, heartbreaking intergenerational novel about queer life in India

Each of the gay men experiences love and desire in their unique ways, dictated by the times they live in.

Sharmistha Jha
· Mar 16, 2025 · 05:30 pm
‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love

Author Ruthvika Rao also writes about generational ties between the women of an upper-caste household.

Sharmistha Jha
· Nov 23, 2024 · 08:30 am
Damodar Mauzo’s ‘Boy, Unloved’: Surviving loss and loneliness with friendship and books

The Konkani writer’s novel will be cherished by younger readers and older ones alike.

Sharmistha Jha
· Jul 07, 2024 · 01:30 pm

‘The Yellow Book’ makes the reader dig into their lives in search of good writing and conversations

A good memoir, like writer Amitava Kumar’s ‘The Yellow Book’, creates a sense of collective belonging and togetherness.

Sharmistha Jha
· Feb 25, 2024 · 01:30 pm
‘A Bird On My Windowsill’: Actor-writer Manav Kaul’s book is an introspective guide for every artist

This collection of reflections muses on the importance of classics of literatures and the ever-lasting impact of great writing.

Sharmistha Jha
· Feb 10, 2024 · 01:30 pm
‘I don’t think we should write stories being fearful of how they will be received’: Nilanjana S Roy

‘I find it baffling when people look away – whether they are looking away from stray dogs or the kind of lives children have. Where did we learn to look away?’

Sharmistha Jha
· May 07, 2023 · 12:30 pm

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Interview: Why Bangladesh army is angry with Yunus and his interim government

May 29, 2025 · 07:30 pm
Eco India: Could happy and healthy hens make eggs taste better?

May 25, 2025 · 08:55 am
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May 24, 2025 · 03:25 pm
Video: Is Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s peace appeal seditious?

May 21, 2025 · 02:00 pm
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May 20, 2025 · 06:05 pm

Finally translated into English, ‘The Bride’ reveals the peculiar practices of marriages

While readers get a detailed account of the desires of the bridegroom, the silence of the abandoned and unloved bride looms large.

Sharmistha Jha
· Apr 15, 2023 · 08:30 am
‘The Book of Bihari Literature’: This diverse anthology offers many ways to read Bihar

Through short stories, poetry, and works of nonfiction, the anthology highlights the linguistic, social, cultural, and historical complexities of Bihar.

Sharmistha Jha
· Feb 18, 2023 · 08:30 am

Sharmistha Jha

‘Deviants’: A life-affirming, heartbreaking intergenerational novel about queer life in India

Each of the gay men experiences love and desire in their unique ways, dictated by the times they live in.

Sharmistha Jha · Mar 16, 2025 · 05:30 pm

‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love

Author Ruthvika Rao also writes about generational ties between the women of an upper-caste household.

Sharmistha Jha · Nov 23, 2024 · 08:30 am

Damodar Mauzo’s ‘Boy, Unloved’: Surviving loss and loneliness with friendship and books

The Konkani writer’s novel will be cherished by younger readers and older ones alike.

Sharmistha Jha · Jul 07, 2024 · 01:30 pm

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‘The Yellow Book’ makes the reader dig into their lives in search of good writing and conversations

A good memoir, like writer Amitava Kumar’s ‘The Yellow Book’, creates a sense of collective belonging and togetherness.

Sharmistha Jha · Feb 25, 2024 · 01:30 pm

‘A Bird On My Windowsill’: Actor-writer Manav Kaul’s book is an introspective guide for every artist

This collection of reflections muses on the importance of classics of literatures and the ever-lasting impact of great writing.

Sharmistha Jha · Feb 10, 2024 · 01:30 pm

‘I don’t think we should write stories being fearful of how they will be received’: Nilanjana S Roy

‘I find it baffling when people look away – whether they are looking away from stray dogs or the kind of lives children have. Where did we learn to look away?’

Sharmistha Jha · May 07, 2023 · 12:30 pm

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Interview: Why Bangladesh army is angry with Yunus and his interim government

May 29, 2025 · 07:30 pm

Eco India: Could happy and healthy hens make eggs taste better?

May 25, 2025 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 289: Why animal welfare is the missing key to environmental health

May 24, 2025 · 03:25 pm

Video: Is Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s peace appeal seditious?

May 21, 2025 · 02:00 pm

Watch: Why workers at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand went on a strike

May 20, 2025 · 06:05 pm

Finally translated into English, ‘The Bride’ reveals the peculiar practices of marriages

While readers get a detailed account of the desires of the bridegroom, the silence of the abandoned and unloved bride looms large.

Sharmistha Jha · Apr 15, 2023 · 08:30 am

‘The Book of Bihari Literature’: This diverse anthology offers many ways to read Bihar

Through short stories, poetry, and works of nonfiction, the anthology highlights the linguistic, social, cultural, and historical complexities of Bihar.

Sharmistha Jha · Feb 18, 2023 · 08:30 am

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