Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri quizzes award-winning author Upamanyu Chatterjee about his writing styles, books, novellas, the bureaucracy and much more at the launch of The Hush of the Uncaring Sea. Chatterjee won the JCB Prize for Literature for his last novel, […]
In this conversation with The Tribune’s Seema Sachdeva, food critic and historian Pushpesh Pant talks about his motivation and the process of writing his book, From the King’s Table to Street Food. The book uses Pant’s thorough knowledge of food […]
In this intriguing and revealing Ted Talk, Jono Lineen, mountaineer, traveller, curator and author of Into the Heart of the Himalayas, talks about his treks through the Himalayas (from Pakistan all the way to Nepal) and how walking helped him […]
Renowned poet and novelist, Vikram Seth sat down with BBC’s Sanjoy Majumder to discuss his new book, The Hanuman Chalisa, a translation of Tulsidas’ devotional hymn by the same name.
Ramona Sen, the author of The Lady on the Horse and Other Secrets, was recently in conversation with Sushmita Banerji of IIIT Hyderabad. They spoke about Sen’s inspirations, writing journey, and the making of her latest book. The discussion was […]
Venkatesh Srinivasan talk to S. Giridhar and V.J. Raghunath, the authors of Mid-wicket Tales, about their incurable love for cricket and the revised edition of the book. The discussion was followed by a Q&A session. This discussion was held at […]
Nilanjan Choudhury, the author of Song of the Golden Sparrow, recently sat down with History’s Angels’ author, Anjum Hasan, to discuss the shifting boundaries between myth, history, imagination and reality in contemporary Indian English writing. The discussion took place at […]
Beginnings are all around us. The turning of the soil, the blossoming of the buds, a new friendship, a new day—these are all signs that life carries on, and that good things are right around the corner, despite setbacks. Ahead […]
Sarbpreet Singh, the author of the novel The Sufi’s Nightingale, recently sat down with Aabir Lahiry for an ABP Live Podcast.
An excellent discussion on Harsh Mander’s latest book Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy. Arvind Narrain and Priya Ramani talk to the author about his book, the Covid-19 pandemic and the deeply […]