Big big congrats to the Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi. First read about Banu Mushtaq when teaching Ind. Trans. and literary movements in regional lit. How lovely is this! Penguin India. Also big congratulations to the wonderful Moutushi Mukherjee.

There are many reasons why I love Banu Mushtaq's writings, but the primary one is how she portrays motherhood. She took to writing while dealing with post-partum depression. In this extract from Red Lungi, she talks about summer vacations and what they bring for mothers:

A photograph, an opinion piece in The New York Times and then Neeraj Ghaywan’s new film #Homebound which just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. I interviewed journalist Basharat Peer whose article became the inspiration for #Homebound. bit.ly/45i8VoG

In the summer of 2020, I wrote a story about two young Indian workers. I was working as an editor at New York Times Opinion and Kathleen Kingsbury, Max Strasser, and Honor Jones published it beautifully. Dharma Productions bought the rights from The New York Times NYTimes Communications ., Neeraj Ghaywan adapted it

Join us for an online conversation between Ruchir Joshi and Rupleena Bose, as they discuss Joshi's latest epic novel 'Great Eastern Hotel'. Set in 1940s Calcutta, the novel weaves together espionage, romance, and political intrigue in a richly layered narrative. 📅 4 June 2025

This is the most fun and candid interview on parenting I’ve read in a long time.

The film Masaan, written by वरुण 🇮🇳, begins with a sher by Pandit Brij Narayan Chakbast. zindagī kyā hai anāsir meñ zuhūr-e-tartīb maut kyā hai inhīñ ajzā kā pareshāñ honā anāsir: elements zuhūr-e-tartīb: manifestation (zuhūr) of order (tartīb) ajzā: parts, components I’m

This is so deeply deeply disturbing. And shameful. And unfair

Meet the speakers for the upcoming IIHS City Scripts online conversation on the epic novel 'Great Eastern Hotel': the award-winning filmmaker and writer Ruchir Joshi and acclaimed writer and professor Rupleena Bose. Set in 1940s Calcutta, the novel weaves together espionage,

R.I.P. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ICYMI here's Ngũgĩ's appearance on the show where we explored the many ways he has fought against the "normalized abnormality" of the colonial world, in language & writing, and in the world at large Audio: tinhouse.com/podcast/ngugi-… Seagull Books سیگل Tin House

Honored to have had the chance to spend time and share words with this literary genius and revolutionary before his passing. theparisreview.org/interviews/788…

Very sad news. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was one of the greats. RIP. bbc.com/news/articles/…

‘Flow love flow flawlessly’: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s poetry contemplates truth and justice in Venice ⁦Sunandini Banerjee⁩ ⁦Bishan Samaddar⁩ scroll.in/article/108299…

Meet Hu, part of China’s new wave of “wild writers” from working class, outside elite literary circles. They emerge from gritty movements like pu luo (proletariat), da gong (migrant), di ceng (bottom rung), and zuo yi (leftist). Raw and much-needed. on.ft.com/3HdAt4T

Good morning. It is a fine day to get lost in a bookshop :)

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Ahmedabad. The steady stream of deaths on our buses, trains, stadiums, and planes in India reflects a failure of political accountability. The partisan claim that a moment such as this is “not the time for politics” is a convenient

A horrible day for us Indians. 240 plus lives - every one a complete universe of dreams, aspirations, possibilities - just disappear due to a system that won’t take responsibility nor allow anyone to ask questions. In just last few months innocent citizens have died in

I don't think people realise the depth of the tragedy that has happened. For me this is just unimaginable. A flight full of people that took off from Ahmedabad went down in flames killing nearly everyone on it. Including infants and children. Whole families wiped out (I find

In a heartbreaking display, a highly qualified cardiac anesthesiologist professor is reduced to tears, begging for help from govt run by illiterate officials amidst #planecrash at the BJMC hostel, Exposing the tragic betrayal of human dignity in our country. #MedTwitter