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Love and Language

Arshia Sattar

Poet-saint Andal’s work proves that she regards the body a site of the sacred as much as the soul

Out of Tune

This translation of Sufi saint Shah Hussein’s work speaks in his voice but not in all its fullness

Written on the Body

A master of ‘wet poems’ places the body at the centre of political and social structures 

Bant Singh: Notes of Defiance

An ode to the Dalit singer Bant Singh explores the beauty and bloodiness of Punjab

Stripped to the Core

Is writing a memoir worth the sacrifice, the self-shaming, the self-aggrandising?

Onward and Upward

This celebration of Indian birds is a treasure chest that might even kick-start a lifelong passion in readers

Vivek Shanbhag: Family Matters

Vivek Shanbhag has written a finely-woven novel which tells of the machinations of work and money, prosperity and globalisation through the story of a family

Hillary Clinton: “I can play with the boys now”

The story of Hillary Rodham Clinton, ‘an exasperating little girl’ who wished to become an astronaut

And the Mountains Echoed

A journey to the Himalayas that everyone dreams of but few undertake

City as Visual Metaphor

An exploration of Chandigarh brings together unexpected works and undiscovered connections

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