Books and Literature
Mapping the Imagination: The Launch of ‘Cities in Fiction’ and the New Cartography of Indian Literature
BENGALURU – On a quiet evening on September 13, the wooden rafters of the Champaca Bookstore in Bengaluru played host...
Mapping the Subterranean Social History: A Review of the ‘5 Stories’ Series in Konkani and Kannada
The landscape of Indian literature is a vast, polyphonic tapestry, yet for decades, the richness of regional voices remained largely...
The Secret Life of the Mundane: Reshma Elizabeth Thomas Unveils the Silent Narratives of Everyday Objects
In a world increasingly dominated by digital noise and the relentless pace of modern life, we often overlook the silent...
The Ivory Tower Under Siege: Why the Campus Narrative Remains Literature’s Most Resilient Genre
The modern university campus has long been romanticized as a sanctuary of higher learning, a "city on a hill" where...
The Dual Death of the Book: From Ideological Violence to Algorithmic Consumption
In the quiet corners of history, the destruction of a book has always been a signal of a deeper societal...
The Architect of Hogwarts Prepares His Exit: Nigel Newton and the Dawn of a New Era for Bloomsbury Publishing
LONDON — In a move that marks the end of one of the most storied tenures in the history of...
The Power of the Pen and the Politics of Publishing: Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir Finds a New Home
In a move that has sent ripples through the international publishing world and the Indian political landscape, HarperCollins India officially...
The Cartography of Loss: Naveen Kishore’s ‘Ode to a Grieving Angel’ and the Evolution of Modern Poetics
NEW DELHI – In the rarefied world of global independent publishing, the name Naveen Kishore is synonymous with Seagull Books,...
The Subversive Power of Stillness: R. Seshasayee’s ‘The Grammar of Silence’ and the Evolution of the Tamil Heroine
CHENNAI — In the landscape of Indian literature, the transition from the high-stakes world of corporate governance to the nuanced...
The Battle for the Narrative: Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir and the Crisis in Indian Publishing
The upcoming release of Belonging: A Journey of Love, the long-awaited memoir of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, has...
