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Indian literature

  • Why should we read the classics? To slow down. And to appreciate our cultural and social diversity

    Why should we read the classics? To slow down. And to appreciate our cultural and social diversity

    Srinivas Reddy
    · Dec 22, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • An archive project is creating a database of Indian cities in fiction – and you can contribute to it

    An archive project is creating a database of Indian cities in fiction – and you can contribute to it

    Rush Mukherjee
    · Oct 14, 2023 · 02:30 pm
  • Opinion: Can Indian systems of thought be assimilated into the universal canons of literature?

    Opinion: Can Indian systems of thought be assimilated into the universal canons of literature?

    Mridula Garg
    · Sep 09, 2023 · 08:30 am
  • Two stories lead India’s modern science-fiction charge into the sci-fi magazine Strange Horizons

    Two stories lead India’s modern science-fiction charge into the sci-fi magazine Strange Horizons

    Arnab Chakraborty
    · May 20, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • India’s non-English literature now has a fast-growing corner of its own on the internet

    India’s non-English literature now has a fast-growing corner of its own on the internet

    Maria Thomas, qz.com
    · Mar 10, 2018 · 03:30 pm
  • Not the short story: Did you know of India’s treasure chest of long stories?

    Not the short story: Did you know of India’s treasure chest of long stories?

    Mini Krishnan
    · Oct 23, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • Six poems by Eunice De Souza (1940-2017): sharp, condensed, luminous. (And a tribute.)

    Six poems by Eunice De Souza (1940-2017): sharp, condensed, luminous. (And a tribute.)

    Eunice de Souza
    · Jul 30, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • Is Bombay the real ‘Friend of My Youth’ whom Amit Chaudhuri writes about in his new novel?

    Is Bombay the real ‘Friend of My Youth’ whom Amit Chaudhuri writes about in his new novel?

    Unmana Datta
    · May 14, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • Will Arundhati Roy's new novel change the course of Indian writing in English again?

    Will Arundhati Roy's new novel change the course of Indian writing in English again?

    Ulka Anjaria
    · Mar 09, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • Batwara vs Azaadi: How Indian and Pakistani writers viewed the Partition

    Batwara vs Azaadi: How Indian and Pakistani writers viewed the Partition

    Rakhshanda Jalil
    · Aug 14, 2016 · 08:30 am