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  • ‘The writer in me doesn’t have a gender, or is made up of all the genders’: Shikhandin

    ‘The writer in me doesn’t have a gender, or is made up of all the genders’: Shikhandin

    Jaya Bhattacharji Rose
    · Sep 10, 2017 · 11:00 am
  • This Indian author wrote his stories in French. Is that why we don’t remember him?

    This Indian author wrote his stories in French. Is that why we don’t remember him?

    Blake Smith
    · Apr 01, 2017 · 09:30 am
  • If a writer gifts a book, it must be really worth reading, right (even if it’s their own)?

    If a writer gifts a book, it must be really worth reading, right (even if it’s their own)?

    Shashank Bhargava
    · Feb 25, 2017 · 06:30 am
  • ‘Satire is an easy word to just hide behind:’ Paul Beatty on his Man Booker-winning novel

    ‘Satire is an easy word to just hide behind:’ Paul Beatty on his Man Booker-winning novel

    Amrita Tripathi
    · Jan 23, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • What is a writer to do with freedom? (Or, lessons from Albert Camus)

    What is a writer to do with freedom? (Or, lessons from Albert Camus)

    Rheea Mukherjee
    · Dec 03, 2016 · 08:30 am
  • Four questions to ask a writer at a litfest (and five questions to avoid)

    Four questions to ask a writer at a litfest (and five questions to avoid)

    Devapriya Roy
    · Nov 06, 2016 · 12:30 pm
  • This is what life is like when a writer marries a writer

    This is what life is like when a writer marries a writer

    Devapriya Roy
    · Sep 04, 2016 · 07:30 am
  • ‘Nobody’s advice is as helpful as your own instinct:' Writer Jim Crace should know

    ‘Nobody’s advice is as helpful as your own instinct:' Writer Jim Crace should know

    Shweta Taneja
    · Aug 28, 2016 · 12:45 pm
  • Must writing be the only profession of the writer?

    Must writing be the only profession of the writer?

    Amitabha Bagchi
    · Jan 04, 2016 · 06:00 pm
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