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The Literary Raj

Hartosh Singh Bal

For all their posturing and weighty pretences, the Indian elite’s life of letters is still strangely beholden to the British

Why Read Llosa over Marquez

Writing about Peru, the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa, also writes about our reality

Emergency, Uncensored

A visual depiction of events of the 1970s that makes this dark period seem more sinister than ever.

Words in the Wilderness

Sarat Chandra’s appeals were humane and logical. But sadly, not enough.

When Fantasy Meets Reality

How will today’s children learn to live in their own world when all they read about are heroes who have magical powers to fight evil forces?

Samsung Sahitya

The Samsung Tagore Literature Awards, announced in New Delhi on 25 January, have sent shockwaves in the world of literature.

Garden of Words

On his 2.5 acre plot of land, a Kerala jewellery shop owner has planted trees featured in the classics of literature

My Nobel Nominees

Don’t know how high-powered committees think, but some of these poets deserve the honour, surely.

The Enigma of Enid Blyton

How does a mediocre writer with recycled plotlines sell 600 million copies across the world?

Rhyme and Treason

In these times when success is determined by numbers, poetry is a marginal mode of communication. Perhaps what the poet should look for is the intensity of his readership, not its size

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