Lounge

Muzaffar Ali: The Aesthete

Kaveree Bamzai

Muzaffar Ali has created beauty on screen, on canvas, and in couture. He talks about his autobiography in a conversation with Open

Lands without Justice

Sampad Patnaik

A novel built on the history of hate

Balancing Acts

Vivek Menezes

A dancer’s search for health and happiness

Khaki Capers

Aditya Mani Jha

The adventures of an honest cop in small-town India

Delhi to Hyderabad

Madhulika Liddle

A historical novel traces how the nizam’s state acceded to India

Trolls and Terrors

Shylashri Shankar

Thrillers for the season—those who live by the mob may die by it; a village where everyone knows everyone’s secrets; a tribute to Miss Marple; and a whodunit where the author is a character

A Female Gaze

Fehmida Zakeer

Englishwomen who straddled two worlds

A Different Way of Seeing

Urvashi Bahuguna

Janice Pariat’s new novel motivates us to question our turbulent relationship with the planet

‘Intuition is very smart, smarter than analyses or mere intellect,’ says George Saunders

Nandini Nair

George Saunders has a cult status in contemporary fiction. In his new short story collection, the American author explores power and ethics, love and morality. He speaks to Open about creating characters with tenderness