William Dalrymple
The Baburnama, one of the greatest memoirs in any language and of any age, is a testament to humanity in which the personal becomes universal
The new Nobel laureate Louise Glück’s poetry is infused with desire and trauma, the processes of ordeal and healing
The autobiographical voice of America’s leading poet wins her the Nobel Prize
A swift tour of India’s memorable cultural trends in literature and movies
Several high-profile adaptations of literary fiction prove that big books can make for fine viewing
Diksha Basu’s new novel is irreverent and glamorous. She tells Urvashi Bahuguna there is more to literature than tortured stories
One of the few unintended positives in the overwhelming gloom has been the space writers and thinkers have been granted to become enormously productive and focused