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literature
“The piece you ran is blatantly racist”
William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple takes exception to a piece we ran arguing that India’s life of letters was still beholden to the British.
The Literary Raj
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.
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?
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