The Illuminated: Finely rendered study of grief offset by predictable politics

Book ReviewsVangmayi ParakalaAugust 31, 2021the illuminated, Anindita Ghose, new books 2021, indian writing

Mapping Love: Editing fails Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's debut novel

Book ReviewsVangmayi ParakalaAugust 31, 2021new books 2021, mapping love, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, indian writing, indian authors

The humour and romance of being in Karuthupuzha

A review of Manu Bhattathiri’s Oracle of Karuthupuzha

Book ReviewsVangmayi ParakalaJuly 19, 2021manu bhattathiri, oracle of karuthupuzha, new books 2021, indian writing, indian authors

Sylvia: Mythreyi Karnoor's is a clever debut

Calling ‘Sylvia’ anthology fiction might be reductive

Book ReviewsVangmayi ParakalaMay 23, 2021Maithreyi Karnoor, indian writing, indian authors, new books 2021

Ruskin Bond at 85: From his room in the hills

On his 85th birthday, Ruskin Bond talks about the tricks memory plays, the secret to his long writing career, and how to keep political contexts alive in writing