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Markus Zusak: The Story so Far

Bhavya Dore

Australian author Markus Zusak tells Bhavya Dore about the aftermath of a bestseller success and the joys of a new work

Perumal Murugan: Down to Earth

Tamil author Perumal Murugan makes his readers partners in the life of the peasant and the possibilities of nature

Where the Mind Is Without Fear

To be a witness, if not a channel for others’ voices

‘I like poetry because I can write about the essence of things,’ says Ali Cobby Eckermann

Aboriginal poet and author Ali Cobby Eckermann records the importance of ritual and recognition

Spectral Symmetry

A poet in his liminal world

The Mystery of Mixed Messages

Enid Blyton’s storytelling as a crash course in patriarchy

First Women

Reimagining Sita and other neglected female characters

Guardians of Democracy

Election commissioners are only answerable to the institution

JLF 2019: Reigning Stars and Falling Trees

Being both an insider and outsider at the Jaipur Literature Festival

Romancing the Distance

Around the world in a literary relay race of sorts

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