Perumal Murugan: ‘How I, descended from a legacy of illiteracy, become a writer’

Murugan’s new book of short stories in translation, ‘Four Strokes of Luck’, will be published shortly.

Perumal Murugan

· Jan 30, 2021 · 05:30 pm

In the time of the great quarantine, a writer draws, in words, a map of a life lived indoors

‘Three rooms in particular would feature prominently on this map.’

Vineet Gill

· Apr 25, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Why write of love in a time of strife such as this, asks a writer, and answers her question

‘I harbour guilt at what feels like self-indulgence, the wearing of blinders, a Houdini act into the creative hatch.’

Gayathri Prabhu

· Jan 12, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Can writing about trauma and violence actually help in healing? Some writers have tried it

Some writers feel a sense of catharsis but the process can come with a heavy emotional and physical toll.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Dec 15, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Five lessons an Indian author learned at Europe’s biggest science fiction and fantasy convention

Fantasy and science-fiction writer Shweta Taneja came back from Eurocon with lessons on humility and selling your own books.

Shweta Taneja

· Oct 28, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A staggering archive of 27,000 images to remember the legendary writer

The Colombian writer was born on this day, March 6, 91 years ago and died in 2014. This digital archive gives us a unique glimpse into his life and work.

Harsimran Gill

· Mar 06, 2018 · 05:30 pm

You’re prepared for the agonising writing of your first book, but nobody warns you about the second

Author Tashan Mehta on how first drafts and second novels don’t get easier but there’s hope beyond the skeleton of your book.

Tashan Mehta

· Feb 10, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Romance writers are setting the model for workers in tomorrow’s ‘gig economy’

These writers are following strategies that all freelance workers will benefit from.

Chris Larson, The Conversation

· Jan 18, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Writers’ journeys: So your book’s been commissioned. Here’s what will happen next

Brace yourself. There’s a lot more you have to do than just write your book.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Nov 04, 2017 · 07:00 am

Pictures: This is where Jane Austen lived and wrote. (She died 200 years ago today)

It is easy to see how the writer’s home may have inspired her classic novels.

Vidya Shankar

· Jul 18, 2017 · 05:30 pm

With a new Salman Rushdie novel coming, it’s time to re-read his memoir ‘Joseph Anton’

Many clues to the books Rushdie writes – including, perhaps, the new one – are to be found in his confessional memoir.

Atreyee Majumder

· May 21, 2017 · 08:30 am

This is what life is like when a writer marries a writer

Writer couples ‘get’ each other, till they decide to write a book together.

Devapriya Roy

· Sep 04, 2016 · 07:30 am