Unravelling the written word
2 Aug 2013 2:23 AM ISTWhat role does literature play in contemporary societies? How do writers see their responsibilities vis-à-vis the public and, turning that over, how...
‘Satanic Verses not for the mullahs’
5 Jun 2012 7:06 AM ISTOver two decades after Satanic Verses sparked a never-ending controversy and provoked a fatwa for his head, the author Salman Rushdie has only one...
Travails of an author
31 May 2012 6:38 AM ISTWhen I passed the Civil Services Exam in May 2003, I had a strong urge to become a writer. My dream was to have a little book of my own which I could...
Who says love can’t happen twice?
19 May 2012 7:49 AM ISTContemporary Indian popular fiction that narrates desi cosmopolitan stories has been mirroring the changing man-woman relationship in a more open and...
The traumatic life of Manto on stage
14 May 2012 9:09 AM ISTWhen he does not wield a pen, he is Saadat Hasan, just another man pilloried by the wars of survival. The asfana (short story) that keeps him alive...
When Satyagrah and satire went hand in hand
8 May 2012 9:48 AM ISTThis weekend we decided to catch a play in the capital. Mote Ram ka Satyagrah, directed by Arvind Gaur, was staged on a hot lazy Sunday at the Shri...
'More women stepping out to write': authors
30 April 2012 12:10 AM ISTWell-known authors and names from the publishing industry gathered here at an award function on Saturday for the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC)...
