(April 30, 2022) Indian epics are among the most revered works of literature over centuries. Several authors have narrated different tales of male protagonists – Rama, Lakshman, Arjun, Krishna, Yudhisthir, and even Ravana and Duryodhana. However, even though...
(March 25, 2022) When Geetanjali Shree was a young girl her mother would often joke about how she wanted to tell stories more than she wanted to hear them. Today an established Hindi author, her last book Ret Samadhi was recently longlisted for the Man Booker...
(January 4, 2021) Ever tried to house hunt as a single woman in the country? Kept a low profile at family dos to avoid the constant badgering by pesky relatives on your yet single status? Or for that matter had to back out of parties that would permit couples only? In...
(November 15, 2021) “People love people in such strange ways that you will need more than a lifetime to figure that one out,” writes Indian author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi in The Flamingoes of Bombay. It’s the complexities of love and...
(October 30, 2021) Once upon a time there were five brothers who were the epitome of obedience. One fine day when one of them—the most dashing of the lot—brought home a beautiful wife, Kunti their mother commanded that they share whatever he’d brought home. The story...
