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Amitav Ghosh: The Real and the Uncanny

Nandini Nair

Amitav Ghosh’s new novel addresses the big issues of the day. The author tells Nandini Nair why we are all migrants

‘I’m more interested in what remains when the story is done’

Arundhathi Subramaniam’s recent collection of poems revisits childhood, friendships and ageing

On the Run

A classic tale of oppression provides a visceral understanding of caste violence

The Act of Remembering

Lost stories of the Andaman Islands as historical fiction

New York Minutes

Even with its racy plot and charming characters, Elizabeth Gilbert’s new novel leaves one cold

Mumbai Mouthful

Meditative portraits of a small business in a big city

Mumbai Notebook

A season of political books release and the fascinating story of Freda Bedi

The New Word Order

Fan fiction writes another age of female liberation

The Age of Dissent

How the Hungry Movement of Bengal in the 60s mirrored the Beat Generation

The Fall of Eden

The arc of India’s descent from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi

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