Al Mahmud (1936-2019): Bangladesh’s controversial poet will be remembered as one of the greats

No poet courted controversy but he remained one of the most loved and towering figures in poetry in both Bangladesh and in West Bengal.

Rifat Munim

· Mar 03, 2019 · 10:30 am

Namvar Singh (1927-2019) was the most powerful critic and influencer of modern Hindi literature

The writer, critic and public intellectual died on February 19 at the age of 92.

Priyadarshan

· Feb 23, 2019 · 05:30 pm

What translating Krishna Sobti revealed: She did not write to help the reader understand

The legendary writer, who died on January 25 at the age of 93, wrote to show what the Hindi language can do.

Daisy Rockwell

· Jan 27, 2019 · 10:30 am

Krishna Sobti (1925-2019): The fearless writer who always put her relationship with herself on trial

A pathbreaking figure in Hindi literature, Krishna Sobti died on January 25 at the age of 93.

Sukrita Paul Kumar

· Jan 26, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Poet Mary Oliver (1935-2019) gave readers quietude, rich simplicity and narratives of nature

The poet who died on January 17 had an ever-growing readership in the 21st century connecting to her world.

Apala Bhowmick

· Jan 20, 2019 · 07:00 am

The death of Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakrabarty (1924-2018) ends the era of a gentle colossus

‘It can be aptly said that he was a realist and fantasist at the same time.’

Binayak Bandyopadhyay

· Jan 06, 2019 · 07:30 am

Tamil writer Prapanchan (1945-2018) brought new elements into fiction with versatility and assurance

An extremely prolific novelist who conquered poverty in personal life to become an acclaimed writer, Prapanchan died of cancer at 73 on December 21, 2018.

Kavitha Muralidharan

· Dec 23, 2018 · 07:00 am

A true polymath: Remembering Aniket Jaaware – scholar, novelist, essayist and above all, teacher

A tribute from a fellow-traveller to a teacher and writer who died on November 30, 2018.

Baidik Bhattacharya

· Dec 07, 2018 · 05:30 pm

‘Never thought of myself as a rebel. A poet has a different framework’: Fahmida Riaz (1946-2018)

A tribute to the feminist revolutionary poet and writer from Pakistan, who died on November 21, 2018.

Rakhshanda Jalil

· Nov 25, 2018 · 08:30 am

Meena Alexander (1951-2018): The poet from India who lived and wrote with sensitivity for the world

A tribute to the poet, novelist and essayist, who died in New York, where she lived for most her life, on November 21, 2018.

Lopamudra Basu

· Nov 24, 2018 · 08:30 am

Vishnu Khare (1940-2018) influenced Hindi literature hugely with what he wrote and what he taught

A heartfelt tribute to the literary giant who died on September 19, 2018 at the age of 78, from a writer who gained enormously from him.

Prachand Praveer

· Sep 22, 2018 · 12:30 pm

VS Naipaul (1932-2018): A memorable writer whose books were informed with a dubious political gaze

The Nobel laureate, whose books generated equal measures of criticism and admiration, died on Saturday, August 11.

Sanjay Sipahimalani

· Aug 12, 2018 · 09:04 am