×

literature

A Hole in the Earth

Ravi Shankar

The emotional balance sheet of a poet proves that nothing is ever forgotten in the end

Expanding the Pluriverse

This lyrical Sanskrit retelling of the Biblical tale of David and Bathsheba’s love, written by a Hindu poet for his Muslim patron, a 16th century Lodhi prince, offers a valuable confluence

The Perfect Murder

A semi-historical novel uses Holmesian forensics to solve the mystery of the Bombay plague of 1896

Rust-Free Fiction

What is it about Ruskin Bond’s work that gives it its extraordinary vitality and luminosity?

Missing the Mahatma

An inquiry into Gandhi’s death fails to put him in the historical context of the Subcontinent

And the Mountain Echoed

A meditation on existence from the shadow of the Himalayas

Peace and the Pachyderm

A modern day tale about the plight of elephants in their battle with humans

Love, Sex and the City

Starcrossed lovers revive Allahabad’s glory days in this charming if dated translation—and the lingering gender debate

The Second Coming

Novelist Kiran Nagarkar’s once-censored play is in print at last, with a fast-paced new screenplay

I’m the Book

In his latest outing, Karl Ove Knausgaard portrays himself as a teenager with literary ambition

Magazine

Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price