Why are we still fascinated by tales of the ‘shikaar’ despite the ecological horrors of hunting?

From Jim Corbett to Donald Anderson, what lies behind the love of literature about hunting in colonial India?

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Apr 22, 2018 · 06:30 pm

From clothing to recreation: An 1847 book gave British women advice on what to carry to India

The author ends his chapter devoted to information for ‘the weaker sex’ with detailed advice about the care of pianos in India.

Margaret Makepeace

· Jan 08, 2018 · 09:30 pm

How the shadow of the battle of Karbala has shaped Urdu literature

Events that took place on a far-off battlefield exactly 1,337 years ago have exerted a defining influence on Urdu literary tradition.

Asif Farrukhi

· Oct 23, 2017 · 10:30 pm

After ‘Dunkirk’, a starter list of 10 engaging books (and a bonus) on India’s role in the World Wars

Don’t go looking in history texts. The books to read are elsewhere.

Jenny Bhatt

· Aug 13, 2017 · 08:30 am

What the Mountbattens’ younger daughter knew about their life in India and their open marriage

Despite the ghastly title, the memoirs of Louis and Edwina Mountbatten’s younger daughter are both enjoyable and revealing.

Devapriya Roy

· Apr 08, 2017 · 07:30 am

Glimpses of a book on the Americas, published by the Ottoman Empire, that costs as much as a house

The Tarīkh is a unique publication with just a few remaining copies.

Michael Erdman

· Mar 25, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Why ‘Ghachar Ghochar’ is the one novel that (presciently) sums up the state of the world today

Think of the liberal elite getting snarled while events take their own course.

Satyavrat KK

· Dec 31, 2016 · 05:30 am

How Sri Lankan writers are (still) dealing with the 1983 riots in their fiction

The riots, leading to 26 years of war, are embedded in the island state’s literary consciousness.

Smriti Daniel

· Jul 23, 2016 · 10:00 am