Mukund Padmanabhan
Sagarika Ghose brings out the qualities and contradictions of India’s most indulged prime minister in a new biography
After two decades, Pankaj Mishra returns with a novel that chronicles rapid urbanisation in an unequal India. He speaks to Nandini Nair about today’s hollow men and class wars
Sharanya Manivannan uses fantastical elements to talk about Sri Lanka’s trauma
S Hareesh’s short stories highlight his ability to work in the epic and mundane mode at the same time
Mario Vargas Llosa’s new novel, set in 1950s Guatemala, is a warning for our times
Kunal Basu’s latest novel explores the conflict between different versions of India
Writer and politician Javed Jabbar tells the tale of his tangled relations with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Benazir Bhutto