Swapan Dasgupta
History is devoid of meaning if the context is taken out of events
Retracing the steps of Prashant Bose, India’s oldest surviving Maoist leader
Akash Kapur’s nonfiction book tells of the quest for utopia in Auroville. He speaks to Nandini Nair about writing history without judgement and the impossibility of an ideal world
Vidya Dehejia’s chosen artefacts relive the past, speak to the present, and occasionally portend the future