Madhavankutty Pillai
With over 12,000 oral histories, the 1947 partition archive is using storytelling to mend the scars of one of the most traumatic episodes that the subcontinent experienced
Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor captures Hyderabad’s unique culture in an anthology of love stories
This many-layered novel, about a folk-hero and his fabulous moustache, examines the nature of story-telling— how people, animals and places can be kept alive through the narratives built around them
Emily Hennessey brings together myths from across the world to spin a compelling yarn
Malayalam filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery is one of India’s most original auteurs
Four storytellers redeem the modern whodunnit by defying the familiar props of the genre
Truth is not stranger than fiction in the world of Ashokamitran (1931-2017)