Nandini Nair
Navtej Sarna’s new novel recounts the horrors of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The author and diplomat speaks to Nandini Nair about writing the history of Punjab and the freedom struggle through fiction
The persecution of Julian Assange is the criminalisation of investigative journalism
KR Meera’s latest novel blends mythology and history. The Malayalam author tells Aditya Mani Jha about creating strong women characters and the lure of the Bible
Eighteen women writers imagine Afghanistan of the moment
An eclectic crop of detectives in our midst—a constable in a backwater town; an inspector examining deleted audio files; a woman detective in 1920s Bangalore; and a middle-aged bachelor-priest
Deepti Naval’s memoir is a love letter to her parents and the city of her birth