This children’s book starring a dragon doesn’t shy away from showing the inequalities of India

Hansda Sowendra Shekhar’s ‘Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire’ is far from being the usual fantasy for children.

Maaz Bin Bilal

· Oct 07, 2018 · 08:30 am

‘What lies beyond the fog?’ A variety never seen before in a collection of Urdu stories

‘The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told’ is an extraordinary collection, translated by a master.

Maaz Bin Bilal

· Nov 25, 2017 · 08:30 am

India’s first poetry biennale shows that such events need to be held more often

Held in Delhi, ‘vak’ was a rare opportunity to listen to poets from all corners of the country.

Maaz Bin Bilal

· Apr 16, 2017 · 08:30 am

To Rohith Vemula and Mirza Ghalib: Being stardust

Two poems in tribute to two deaths, of unconnected but kindred figures.

Maaz Bin Bilal

· Apr 30, 2016 · 08:30 am

What Dadri tells us about the toll that intolerance can take on friendship

Did the mob that lynched Mohammad Akhlaq think about the loss they would cause to one of their own?

Maaz Bin Bilal

· Dec 26, 2015 · 06:45 pm