Chaotic women and male gaze in Salman Rushdie’s The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence, published in 2008, is Salman Rushdie’s most researched novel. It includes Indian, Persian, and Florentine history at large. In the late
The Enchantress of Florence, published in 2008, is Salman Rushdie’s most researched novel. It includes Indian, Persian, and Florentine history at large. In the late
Bombay Penned And Painted On An Epic Canvas Twenty years ago, I discovered, in my knee-high boyhood, that Bombay, as we had always known it
Think of Salman Rushdie’s The Golden House as a travelling theatre and a mobile culture library, situated primarily in the Macdougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District or
It is not a good sign when you pick up a book reluctantly. I had read Haroun and the Sea of Stories and its sequel
There are a few words that will always go together: India, 90’s kids, reading, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Matilda, Harry Potter, and Nancy Drew. These
Amritesh Mukherjee curates a list of banned books in India. Books have forever been at the receiving end of power and society, provoking and dissenting.
Patna Blues by Abdullah Khan (Published by Juggernaut, 2018) is a captivating read with its simple prose, vivid descriptions of places, and well-developed characters Abdullah
When it comes to literature, one of the most common genres you’ll discover is speculative fiction. For the unaware, this umbrella term covers a wide
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April 6th is the anniversary of the end of the Salt March or the Dandi March, one of the most peaceful protest movements in the
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