“The Significance of Writing with Stories”

10 03 , 2022 No Comments
Today, I spoke to the mass communication students of Amity University on “The Significance of Writing with Stories”. There were more than a 100 students
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Sayaka Murata “Life Ceremony”, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori

04 03 , 2022 No Comments
Award-winning writer Sayaka Murata has sold more than 2 million copies of her book Convenience Store Woman and it has been translated into more than
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Reading over the weekend, 28 Feb 2022

28 02 , 2022 No Comments
Over the weekend, while recovering from anaesthesia in the gums (again!), I read and read and read. There was little else to do. Barkha Dutt
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“A for Prayagraj: A Short Biography of Allahabad” by Udbhav Agarwal

24 02 , 2022 No Comments
‘It must have been five or ten years ago,’ Akshat began, unprompted, ‘when Holi fell on a Friday.’ If Chowk ki Holi was famous for
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“A Sip in Time: India’s Finest Teas and Teatime Treats” by Pallavi Nigam Sahay

24 02 , 2022 No Comments
A Sip in Time: India’s Finest Teas and Teatime Treats by Pallavi Nigam Sahay is a fabulous collection of easy-to-make recipes that are paired with
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“Uncle Pai” by Rajessh M. Iyer

24 02 , 2022 No Comments
Uncle Pai: The Man Behind the Iconic Amar Chitra Katha by Rajessh M. Iyer— I began reading this biography of Anant Pai with interest (published
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“Alpha” by T. D. Ramakrishnan, Translated from the Malayalam by Priya K. Nair

21 02 , 2022 No Comments
…the fundamental knowledge that is acquired should be transfered to the next generation through our genes. When animal instincts are thus transmitted, why aren’t intellectual
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Farah Bashir’s “Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir”

20 02 , 2022 No Comments
Farah Bashir’s memoir Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir ( Harper Collins India) is an extraordinary book. While keeping vigil by her grandmother’s body,
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Amitava Kumar’s “A Time Outside This Time” and “The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal”

17 02 , 2022 No Comments
To write well you need knowledge that is specific. (p.67 The Blue Book) …the writer’s job is to reveal where the experiment in living goes
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