The boy who wanted to be a fast bowler when everyone dreamt of being a batsman

‘But no matter what I did, I found that I was unable to take a catch.’

Rahul Oak

· Aug 27, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Remythification: How Mahishan was vanquished, but not his love (and lust) for Durga

An excerpt from a new book of short stories by the Tamil writer Ambai.

Ambai

· Aug 27, 2017 · 07:00 am

What happens when a terminally ill man turns into his favourite heroes from fiction?

An excerpt from a novel in which 22-year-old Simon Bebler starts meeting Hollywood stars. But are they real or doppelgangers?

Evald Flisar

· Mar 05, 2017 · 05:30 pm

From the beginning: How the politician’s journey started at the age of twelve

An excerpt from Manju Kapur’s new novel linking the two eternal siblings: family and politics.

Manju Kapur

· Jan 08, 2017 · 08:30 pm

From Pakistan: The famous satire we haven’t read all these years (it’s from 1964)

An excerpt from a new translation of Pakistani humourist Muhammad Khalid Akhtar’s most celebrated work.

Muhammad Khalid Akhtar

· Jan 08, 2017 · 05:30 pm

From a nightmare: What if you cannot find your way out of the mall?

An unnerving excerpt from Tejaswini Apte-Rahm’s collection of short stories.

Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

· Jan 08, 2017 · 08:30 am

From the North-East: Where folklore and fiction mingle to become one

An excerpt from the award-winning Naga writer Easterine Kire’s new novel.

Easterine Kire

· Jan 08, 2017 · 07:30 am

City Of Spies: ‘It had taken the death of Hanif to make me want to learn Urdu’

An excerpt from a coming of age story set against the backdrop of a coup in Pakistan.

Sorayya Khan

· Apr 12, 2015 · 07:30 am

‘I thought sex before marriage didn’t happen, because you don’t really know each other’

An excerpt from a bizarre, post-modern story about a paranoid hypochondriac Indian working in Rome.

Kaushik Barua

· Apr 12, 2015 · 07:00 am

Wanderers, All: ‘He would, by god, be the finest actor that there ever was’

Excerpts from a novel that runs on the thin line between reality and fantasy.

Janhavi Acharekar

· Apr 12, 2015 · 06:30 am

Seven Heavens: ‘I am looking for fear. Do you know where I can find it?’

An excerpt from a novel about a man who moved bag and baggage to live in Pakistan after the Partition, only to find himself back in India.

Samim Ahmed

· Apr 12, 2015 · 06:00 am