Why is writing from the North East often ignored by mainland Indian literary culture?

Writers in English from the region have produced brilliant books that deserve inclusion in any Indo-Anglian canon that purports to serve for India.

Vivek Menezes

· Sep 23, 2020 · 11:30 am

‘Don’t punch Nazis’: Rutger Bregman’s Utopian manifesto for living

The Dutch historian’s ‘Humankind’ offers a hopeful message in the grim times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vivek Menezes

· Sep 16, 2020 · 11:30 am

Why the VS Gaitonde painting that sold for $4.35 million doesn’t mean Indian art world is thriving

New money now only enters the system to chase the same old names: Gaitonde, Souza, Mehta, Raza.

Vivek Menezes

· Sep 09, 2020 · 11:30 am

‘Nightwalkers glide through Tier III towns’: How can India heal its coronavirus-ravaged cities?

The Z-Axis Conference brings together ‘starchitects’ from around the world to share their experiences about solving urban challenges.

Vivek Menezes

· Sep 02, 2020 · 05:55 pm

In Kamala Harris’s faded ’70s photo, a reminder of the racial journey of 17th-century US desis

It’s a distinct reminder of paths not taken and the broken trajectory of the first South Asian immigrants in America.

Vivek Menezes

· Aug 19, 2020 · 02:38 pm

In Kamala Harris’s faded ’70s photo, a reminder of the racial journey of 17th-century US desis

It’s a distinct reminder of paths not taken and the broken trajectory of the first South Asian immigrants in America.

Vivek Menezes

· Aug 19, 2020 · 02:30 pm

In ambitious Midnight’s Family virtual art exhibition, unwieldy conceptual baggage blurs the picture

It isn’t the fault of the curatorial team that identitarian labels are so dodgy.

Vivek Menezes

· Aug 12, 2020 · 02:24 pm

Making the horror more bearable: Wodehouse Prize winner Matthew Dooley explains why humour matters

‘Flake’ is the first graphic novel to win the award.

Vivek Menezes

· Jul 29, 2020 · 11:30 am

How Rene Redzepi created Noma and became the Steve Jobs of the restaurant world

As seen through the eyes of Jeff Gordinier, author of ‘Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World.’

Vivek Menezes

· Jul 22, 2020 · 11:30 am

Straight Outta Kalahandi: With raw rhymes, a rapper brings breaking views from Odisha to the world

Dule Rocker, who came to national attention thanks to a video posted by the PARI site, takes hip-hop back to its roots.

Vivek Menezes

· Jul 15, 2020 · 11:30 am