Remembering Pakistani poet Fahmida Riaz, who feared fanaticism everywhere

A powerful voice is the voice of resistance, Fahmida Riaz died three years ago.

Saif Mahmood

· Nov 27, 2023 · 08:30 am

‘Bodyfears, here I stand’: Remembering Gieve Patel, a man for the stage and the page

For all its insistence on the surgical and clinical, Gieve Patel’s vision of the physical world never really excludes the possibility of a divine presence.

Anand Thakore

· Nov 07, 2023 · 08:30 am

‘Today, I stand on the bank of the poem’: Jayanta Mahapatra reminds us that poetry must always flow

In showing us what poetry can do, Jayanta Mahapatra (1928-2023) has become a poet extraordinaire and a saint.

Anupama Raju

· Sep 02, 2023 · 01:30 pm

‘I wouldn’t know what else to do:’ The poetic life of Jayanta Mahapatra (1928-2023)

Mahapatra died on August 27 at the age of 94.

Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury

· Aug 29, 2023 · 08:30 am

Writer Devaki Nilayangode (1928-2023): A life of no rancour, accusation, judgement, or regrets

Devaki Nilayangode died on July 6 in Thrissur, Kerala, at the age of 95.

Indira Menon

· Jul 16, 2023 · 07:30 am

A master of paradox: Memories and impressions of reading Milan Kundera in the 1990s

Milan Kundera’s pessimism about human life under totalitarianism is absolute, a no-exit situation. The writer died on July 11 at age 94.

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

· Jul 15, 2023 · 11:30 am

‘Who shall I turn to at my darkest moment?’: In memory of Shobita Punja, a friend like no other

Historian and writer Shobita Punja died on June 28.

Rudrangshu Mukherjee

· Jun 30, 2023 · 08:30 am

Mystique, minimalism and cataclysm: Cormac McCarthy’s dark counter-narrative to American optimism

Writer Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023) died on June 13.

Paul Giles, The Conversation

· Jun 14, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Remembering Zamir Ansari: The head of the erstwhile Penguin Overseas was a legend of publishing

Ansari, who died on June 1, was an inspirational figure for an entire generation of English language publishers in India.

David Davidar

· Jun 10, 2023 · 07:30 am

Ranajit Guha (1923-2023): The thinker and historian was also an idealistic political activist

To understand Guha’s global yet deeply rooted soul, it is important to understand the kinships he developed grounded in political commitment.

Somak Mukherjee

· Jun 04, 2023 · 07:30 am

Martin Amis (1949-2023): His pyrotechnic prose captured life’s destructive energies

The pre-eminent novelist-critic of his generation, Martin Amis died of oesophageal cancer on May 19, 2023.

Camilla Nelson, The Conversation

· May 23, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Samaresh Majumdar (1944-2023): The writer whose novels of politics set Bengali hearts on fire

The hugely popular Bengali writer Samaresh Majumdar died on May 8.

Debotri Ghosh

· May 13, 2023 · 01:30 pm