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The F Word
Arshia Sattar
At a time when many women are rejecting the ‘feminist’ label, those who led India’s first wave of feminism review the battles they fought
‘The Discipline of the Short Story is Terrifying’
Alan Hollinghurst on fighting laziness, living in the world of his novels and the pressures of being a gay writer
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Couplet Omlette
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra’s translations of Kabir, with a generous dose of American slang, are awkward at times. But the remix experiment is worth the risk of failure
His Father’s Ghost
There is no doubt about Aatish Taseer’s skills as a writer, but there’s a limit to how much one can read about his troubled relationship with his father
‘Writing has a Religious Character’
Aatish Taseer believes writing is an ‘intense form of concentration’, and when immersed in it, he often feels he can live without friends, family or lovers
The Memory Game
A favourite for the Man Booker prize this year, Alan Hollinghurst’s country house novel may appear oddly familiar to Indian readers of English literature
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