Live from Jaipur: On Home, Writing and America
Home is not necessarily a place where you come from, rather it’s a place where you become. – British-born essayist Pico Iyer, the author of The Global Soul. A male writing certain …
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Live from Jaipur: Celebrating power and beauty of words
It’s a celebration of the power and beauty of words. The power of words to transform and transfigure the world we live in. In its sixth outing, the Jaipur Literary …
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Portraits of Delhiwallahas
Security Guards We keep standing day and night guarding you our masters we salute you whenever you pass by and sometimes reluctantly, you ask- ‘how are you’ and move on, …
Read MoreThe Nowhere Man: Three Poems
The Nowhere Man Starved of sleep, he lets phantom words Dance in the dark deep Of his mind; kindling a holy unrest. Neither here nor there; ownsome and lonesome; The …
Read MorePoetry: Two poems by Kaiser Haq
As Usual As usual My old friend The Sage of the Roadside Tea-stall Casually solves a problem or two Between sips of semi-viscous tea For which, as usual, I am …
Read MoreThe Great Indian Paradox: Simon Long
This is a remarkable, brave, moving, disturbing, funny and at times beautiful book. It tackles head-on the great Indian paradox, which most observers tend to ignore or obfuscate: that India …
Read MoreA Rising India sans Faith
In spite of Gods — read Hindu nationalist hysteria, mystical mumbo jumbo and occultism — India, a nation of one-billion plus people and one of the world’s fastest growing economies, …
Read MoreWriting in Troubled Times: Reflections of an Indian Writer
Three years ago, I wrote about the anxieties of being a writer in a time when the environment loomed large and impinged on almost every moment of our lives. Since …
Read MoreThe Lively Adventures Of An Indian Diplomat
Book: ‘Words, Words, Words – Adventures in Diplomacy’ Author: T.P. Sreenivasan Publisher: Pearson Longman Price: Rs.600. These days, when the Indian government is in the midst of exacting negotiations with …
Read MoreSecular India Defy Holy Warriors
The date of India’s Independence is etched upon the soul of every Indian. As India marks the 60th anniversary of its Independence, it commemorates a landmark which will resonate from …
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