Books
The Advantages of Failure
Madhavankutty Pillai
Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, on underachievement as a good thing
The Eternal Poet
A new biography of Sahir Ludhianvi brings to life the poet who changed the idiom of Hindi cinema lyrics
Tyranny of the Troll Reviewer
The withdrawal of Wendy Doniger’s book reflects the increasing influence of the hyper-critic who reads not for pleasure or knowledge, but to spot offensiveness
A Hidden Firebrand
On the occasion of the publication in English of his novel One Part Woman, Tamil writer Perumal Murugan talks about growing up a reader in a family of farmers and getting into trouble writing about caste
The Marathoner
Vikram Chandra finds solitude annoying when he writes, but admits to not being a collaborative enough person to work on movies. He writes 400 words every day, adamant that writing is about a steady pace, not a stroke of inspiration
The Accidental Genius
George Saunders, who suspects he won the MacArthur genius grant through an error, on his ability to write anywhere and the importance of doing the dishes
Don’t Step Over This Moral Line
Using intriguing illustrations, Michael Sandel, author of What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, shows how markets are creeping into places they have no business being
Open India versus Closed India
A book of essays that may help us grapple with the idea of being a civilisation
‘Writers these days write to be seen, not read’
For years, Anees Salim nursed his introversion and dealt with rejection by starting new novels. This year, four of them found publishers
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