Girish Karnad used myth, history and folklore to expose our fault lines
Amitav Ghosh’s new novel addresses the big issues of the day. The author tells Nandini Nair why we are all migrants
Arundhathi Subramaniam’s recent collection of poems revisits childhood, friendships and ageing
A new volume of AK Ramanujan’s unpublished notebooks reveals the struggles and sagacity behind greatness