Jai Arjun Singh is the author of The World of Hrishikesh Mukherjee: The Filmmaker Everyone Loves
S Hareesh’s short stories highlight his ability to work in the epic and mundane mode at the same time
Anees Salim’s multi-narrator novel tells of children discovering their lineage
This many-layered novel, about a folk-hero and his fabulous moustache, examines the nature of story-telling— how people, animals and places can be kept alive through the narratives built around them
Parasite’s historic win may suggest a new inclusivity at the Oscars. But can these awards (or any award) be all things to all cinemas?
When the everyday seems like a hyper-real dream
Krishna Sobti’s novelised memoir is a testament to the great writer’s formal inventiveness
The localisation of the bard as a cultural study
A writer’s struggle with bipolarity
Fantasy and realism meet in this debut to mixed effect
A conversation with Devdutt Pattanaik
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Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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