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Dalit Literature: Written in the Margins

Radhika Oberoi

What the power and poignancy of Dalit literature say about an unequal India

An Object of Derision

Tavleen Singh in her new book should have allowed a bit of sunlight between perception and reality

Karan Mahajan: Explosive Imagination

There is a certain smartness to this Delhi-raised writer’s work that has made him the toast in literary circles.

KR Meera: Rebel with a Pause

She reveals the gendered ideologies imprisoning her characters, constructing a feminist model of dominant literature

Madhav Khosla: By the Book

Among India's youngest public intellectuals, he has made the Constitution of India user-friendly and accessible

Srinath Raghavan: War of Words

In his new book, the historian shows how modern South Asia remains a product of the World War II

Chiki Sarkar: Pageless Wonder

She is determined to democratise reading and to put it into the hands of millions

Padma Lakshmi: Mind and Body

Anyone who reads Love, Loss and What We Ate realises that there is so much more to Padma Lakshmi than a couple of years spent with a famous man

The War That Made Us

Srinath Raghavan’s magisterial history of World War II is a graphic reminder that an integrated Subcontinent is essential to the rise and strategic safety of India

Doctor No

A couple of activist doctors expose the rot in Indian healthcare

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