Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih: Funeral Nights took 12 years to complete

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How is it to participate in the Jaipur Literature Festival? What do you think is the value of literature festivals in our times, and for you as an author? Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih: I’m very excited to be part of the greatest literary show in India. I have been to JLF twice before and both times […]

AJ Thomas interview: I read recreationally now, not for education

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Prakruti Maniar interviewed A.J. Thomas, one of the most prolific literateurs of our time. His work with poetry, translation, and editing, spanning 40 years, is almost impossible to capture in a single interview. At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, we focused on his role as the editor of the Sahitya Akademi journal Indian Literature, which […]

Arunava Sinha: “Every untranslated book is a gap that needs to be filled”

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Arunava Sinha, winner of the Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, spoke to us about being a translation practionery, juggling several roles, his favourite forms of entertainment, and much more. Excerpts from a transcribed interview. You have been working constantly at the heart of the book industry – 66 translations, […]

“I have two hobbies, reading and writing,” Mamta Kalia

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Mamta Kalia, who is one of the speakers at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, spoke to Prakruti Maniar about Hindi Literature, observing the trends and changes in Hindi Literature, and more. Transcribed and edited from an interview taken over Zoom. Prakruti Maniar to Mamta Kalia: The Jaipur Literature Festival is a fantastic opportunity for diverse […]

Archana Mirajkar: Marathi literature, the craft of writing, and more

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Archana Mirajkar is a communication specialist, author, and translator from Marathi to English. Her original play ‘Hello, Kon?’ was critically acclaimed. Her latest book, ‘All the way…Home’, written in English, is a science fiction. She was a speaker at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022. Edited excerpts from a video interview: Prakruti Maniar: Thank you for […]

Aditi Maheshwari-Goyal: Great curation, not sponsorship, makes a great literature festival

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Prakruti Maniar speaks to Aditi Maheshwari-Goyal, who heads the Department of Copyrights and Translation at Vani Prakashan and is the Managing Trustee at Vani Foundation, about Hindi language publishing, being a part of Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, working through the pandemic, and much more. Excerpts: Prakruti Maniar: How excited are you for return of the […]

Jaipur Literature Festival 2022: What to look forward to

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After what seems like a lifetime, on-ground literature festivals are making a slow and cautious comeback. The Jaipir Literature Festival 2022, produced by Teamwork Arts, which was initially scheduled for January, was rescheduled amidst a third wave of the covid-19 pandemic, but it’s here now in a hybrid format and we could not be more […]

How to organize your book shelf, and Apps you can use to do so

Are you confused about how to organize your book shelf? Even though library science has been refined over hundreds of years, personal libraries continue to be a massive jigsaw puzzle – little piles scattered across all our space – nooks at home, office, with friends and families who have borrowed these, and more. The consequence? […]

Books about India for children and young adults

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This list of books about India for children and young adults has been created with inputs from Mansi Shetty, Founder, What Are You Reading Today? It is the stories of our past that prepare us to bring in our future. And what better way to celebrate the week of our 73rd Republic Day, the day […]

Indian Satirical Writing: An ongoing list

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Looking for a good laugh? Purple Pencil Project has put together an ongoing list of Indian satirical writing from the length and breadth of India that serves as a pick me up for a bad day while also chronicling Indian history and its present. The Courtesan’s Keeper by Kshemendra Political satire has a long history […]