Louis Aragon was born on 3rd October, 1897. Here is a classic poem by him to celebrate this powerhouse of the surrealist movement in France.
Tara is the final book of the five-volume Sati series, which seeks to foreground the stories of the panchakanya.
Here is a classic poem to celebrate the birth of one of the greatest writers of Southern literature, William Faulkner.
Charles Williams was born on 20 September 1886. To celebrate the birthday of this iconic writer, here is a prominent poem by him.
The True-Born Englishman defends King William III, who was Dutch-born, against xenophobic attacks by his political enemies in England.
Nariman Karkaria was a Parsi born in Navsari, Gujarat. Thirsting for adventure, he left home at 16, armed with the royal sum of fifty rupees.
And who was Ella Maillart? The cliché ‘the last of the great classic women travellers,’ while true and deserved still falls short as a descriptive.
Sir Walter Scott’s birthday is on August 15th. Here is a classic poem of his to celebrate this poet of European Romanticism.
June, 1943. Netaji visits Tokyo, Japan. Bharati Asha, who is just 15, is bowled over by his personality. She decides to join the freedom struggle.
Emily Brontë's birthday is on July 30th. Here is a poetry to celebrate this unassuming poet of the Victorian era.
I was a high school student when Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses was published. The book was immediately labelled blasphemous by many Islamists because of the
I have no interest in, or knowledge about, sports. I thought ‘The Day I Became a Runner’, by Sohini Chattopadhyay was not a book that
This is a gritty tale that Manish Gaekwad narrates about his mother’s life. Her memoir was recorded and written in 2020 - 2022. Rekha Devi
A newly married husband mistakes another bride to be his own. Can you blame him as the brides (in rural heartland of India) have their
This is many books rolled into one. First and foremost, it is a book about books. It is also about bookshops, about readers, and about
Indradeep is deeply involved in a varied range of subjects like politics, cinema, Indian music to fountain pens. He has over 10 years of experience
