Maya Jasanoff uses Joseph Conrad as a guide to globalisation in the modern world. The historian in conversation with Nandini Nair
An affirmation of the link between universal adult franchise and the depth of Indian democracy
The new Perumal Murugan in translation highlights the primordial kinship of the countryside
This subtle narrative set in Mumbai is powered by a Parsi and an Odiya tribal
When women hold forth at a Litfest with a difference
The many avatars of Ranjit Hoskote blaze forth in his new poetry collection. Suhit Kelkar meets the poet and curator
Anne of Green Gables might be the author’s most famous character but Emily of New Moon is the writers’ favourite