Anita Anand, “Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary”

26 01 , 2015 No Comments
As far as her place in history is concerned, Sophia was perhaps her own worst enemy. She never sought glory and disliked speaking in public.
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Helen Oyeyemi, “Boy, Snow, Bird”

26 01 , 2015 No Comments
I read Boy, Snow, Bird . It is a fascinating tale set in 1950s USA, when racism was rampant, especially towards the people of colour. This story
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Who will win the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature? (13 January 2015)

20 01 , 2015 No Comments
According to the vision statement, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature celebrates the rich and varied world of literature of the South Asian region.
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Shashi Deshpande, “Shadow Play”

12 01 , 2015 1 Comment
Having read Shadow Play, I am of the firm opinion that Shashi Deshpande is brilliant at observing, describing and writing about women –their situation, relationships, nudging
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JaipurBookMark speakers profiles

11 01 , 2015 No Comments
JaipurBookMark is a B2B conference organised at Narain Niwas, Jaipur. It runs parallel with the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival on the 21 – 22 January
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JaipurBookMark ( JBM), 21-22 January 2015, Narain Niwas, Jaipur

11 01 , 2015 No Comments
The Jaipur BookMark 2015 Where South Asia meets the world 21-22 January 2015, Narain Niwas, Jaipur (JBM 2015 will run for two days parallel with
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Freda Bedi, “Rhymes for Ranga”

10 01 , 2015 1 Comment
Sarah and I discovered a fabulous book of poems for children — Rhymes for Ranga by Freda Bedi. These were written in the 1930s and 40s
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Literati – “Byte-sized reading” ( 4 January 2015)

04 01 , 2015 No Comments
My monthly column, Literati, in the Hindu Literary Review was published online ( 3 January 2015) and will be in print ( 4 January 2015). Here is
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Amit Chaudhuri

03 01 , 2015 No Comments
In 2014 Amit Chaudhuri published two books – Telling Tales ( a collection of essays) and Odysseus Abroad ( a novel). Some of the other notable literary engagements were delivering the
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Books in Indian advertisements

01 01 , 2015 1 Comment
Two advertisements that have been shown on television recently have shown the women models reading two splendid books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YBUMkQDadg This is an advertisement for a property portal,
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