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Murder mystery: Did a bestselling crime novelist really kill his poet friend forty-four years ago?
Sakyajit Bhattacharya Arunava Sinha
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‘Whose Urdu Is It Anyway?’: An important anthology that holds multiple identities in easy balance
Saloni Sharma
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Banaras Lit Fest 2026 Book Awards announces longlists in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation
Scroll Staff
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Translated short fiction: The everyday struggles and hopes of disadvantaged Bengali Muslims
Lutfor Rahaman Mursed Alam
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From the memoir: Writer Mannu Bhandari recalls her childhood memories of her temperamental father
Mannu Bhandari Poonam Saxena
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This essay is a co-winner of the 2025 Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation
Scroll Staff
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Translated fiction: A family saga about homes, displacement, loss told in the voice of the pet dog
Tripurari Sharan Arunava Sinha
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‘I’m not a raja, I’m just Rajendra’: Nayi Kahani pioneer Rajendra Yadav writes in his memoir
Rajendra Yadav Poonam Saxena
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A new book examines how past governments handled the demand for a Ram Janmabhoomi temple
Vijai Trivedi Subha Pande
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A reader compiled a list of 108 Indian language books translated into English and published in 2025
Chittajit Mitra
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‘Nowhere People’: Manoranjan Byapari’s novel ‘sees’ the nameless poor on India’s railway stations
Pranvi Khare
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‘Scratching the Silence’: Prafull Shiledar’s poetic vision is a search for humane transformation
Kamalakar Bhat
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Translated short fiction: Abu Bakar wants to win Asma’s affection, but her heart lies elsewhere
Sadique Hossain Nandini Gupta
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Vinod Kumar Shukla (1937-2025): Five excerpts from his fiction (and two poems) in translation
Vinod Kumar Shukla
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Translated fiction: Mohini, a transwoman, prepares for her daughter Disha’s wedding
Nasima Anis Sarban Bandopadhyay
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‘Perennial’ : This translated selection of poems provides a window to contemporary Hindi poetry
Smitha Sehgal
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‘The Chinese Mansion’: A deft magical realism novel about a lawyer’s insecurities and inner demons
Divya Shankar
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‘Serene and industrious’: Prabhudas Gandhi recalls working on a newspaper with his uncle, MK Gandhi
Prabhudas Gandhi Hemang Ashwinkumar
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Sunday book pick: An oppressive boarding school childhood in 1989 novel ‘Sweet Days of Discipline’
Sayari Debnath
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Translator’s notebook: Uncompromising integrity is essential when translating texts from the margins
Catherine Thankamma