Janice Pariat's work is a plethora of heartwarming episodes with endearing characters starting with the narrator Shai, her father, Kima and, of course, the indomitable Oiñ. Jaded and with 'no inner compass', Shai travels from the capital fleeing from the air and as revealed through her inner dialogue "because something---I don't

Vasudhendra has assayed a novel that is monumental in scale and it takes immense daring to conceive of such a undertaking. The novel oscillates between the backdrop of the Tejo in Portugal during the Renaissance and the banks of the Tungabhadra in the Vijaynagara Empire.Gabriel and Bella are young lovers caught in the web of an entrenched antisemitic social

A fictional narrative which oscillates between historical accounts, social commentary and a fictional storyline might seem daunting and, perhaps, tedious to some writers. Debarati Mukhopadhyay traverses these seemingly incongruent aspects with effortless ease. The setting changes within a few pages from Nobokishore Dutta's compound in Mechhuabajar in Calcutta to Mowshaat

Popular Science has a new storyteller and one who can weave a mesmerizing labyrinth of the banal and even the often neglected aspects of our existence. The leitmotif of his book is an organism's Umwelt --- its 'sensory bubble' or 'perceptual world' --- is both poetic and a recursively hypnotic narrative technique. If Carl Sagan was a master of

While exploring the desires of different strata of Indian women in her book, Shrayana Bhattacharya places at the centre of it a sociological investigation on the rampant social and economic disparity between men and women. Desperately Seeking Shahrukh is an intelligent blend of an empathetic observation of the lives of

When an adept marketeer writes books, the result is a book such as 'The Big Bang of Numbers'. Everything from the title itself to the introduction cheekily subtitled "The Poper Made Me Write This Book" promises to be a fascinating read even for a subject that is revered by the millions but billions find intimidating, to put it mildly. For a late bloomer

Janice Pariat is an acclaimed author known for her diverse literary contributions. With works like "Boats on Land: A Collection of Short Stories" and "Seahorse: A Novel," she has garnered recognition and received prestigious awards, including the Young Writer Award from the Sahitya Akademi and the Crossword Book Award for Fiction.

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Interfaces - Part 2 scheduled to be held from 28-31 July will showcase exquisite prints by Olivier Deprez and Roby Comblain but will also embrace other genres such as paintings, sculpture, and mixed media with a special focus on emerging artists and women artists. It will provide an opportunity for younger artists to share the spotlight and interact with renowned artists during the exhibition.

A premier literary festival of India held annually on the beaches of Calicut. KLF is a non-aligned platform, committed to providing an open and liberal forums for debates and discussion to foster progressive discourses. KLF brings writers, thinkers and activists closer, to people of varied backgrounds and interests and empower writers, thinkers to take the liberty to exercise freedom of thought and expression.

The Kolkata Literary Meet - or Kalam, which is their preferred daaknaam - was overwhelmingly well-received when it debuted at the Kolkata Book Fair in January 2012. Their aim is to present writers from all over the globe, writers of as many different genres as possible, alongside speakers representing India. With topics as varied as history, sport, geopolitics and cinema.