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On the art of storytelling: Dastango Syed Sahil Agha

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 30 November
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Interviewing a storyteller is like listening to a fable – it is filled with anecdotes, short stories from yore and a feeling..
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Your writing is always within you, like a naughty monkey: PJJ Antony

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 27 November
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I was first introduced to author PJJ Antony when I was working as the executive editor at Leadstart Publications, editing his translated..
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Under the stars: A storytelling festival in Udaipur

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 24 November
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When you hear the word ‘story’ what comes to your mind? A picture book? An enchanted castle? A bonfire night with your..
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Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 21 November
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On a bonfire night after a calamity that mostly scared and did not destroy, an elderly man sat next to me, and..
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Clouds by Chandrahas Choudhury

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 12 November
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Mumbai is vast, with more people sailing into it than out. Chances are that two people, in separate corners of this near..
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Night of Happiness by Tabish Khair

  • by Soma Das
  • 5 November
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Author Tabish Khair’s Night of Happiness is a difficult tale to slot. It has elements of a thriller, a paranormal tale, and..
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Book covers have an archival quality and should be designed thus: Shiraz Husain Usmani

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 1 November
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You may or may not have heard of him, but you will have heard of the Khwaab Tanha Collective, a visual design..
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Shiraz Husain: Capturing the death of a monarchy

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 1 November
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A couple of weeks ago, I talked about City of My Heart by Rana Safvi, a book about the last days of..
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