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Status Check: Young Adult literature in India

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 29 June
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As far as the world literature in English is concerned, young adult fiction has existed for a long time, in the form..
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  • by Akhila Menon
  • 29 June
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In conversation with: Tishani Doshi

  • by Pranita Pandurangi
  • 29 June
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Tishani Doshi’s Small Days and Nights is the latest addition to her much-admired oeuvre of poetry, dance and fiction. In this book,..
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Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 27 June
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“Contemporary Indian literature seems to be too focused on the human world, and seems to have forgotten the world outside it,” said..
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Magical Women edited by Sukanya Venkataraghavan

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 25 June
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Stories oftentimes find their essence in the women who weave them, shaped and moulded by their experiences of love, loss, betrayal, triumph..
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Verse visit: Contemporary poets tackle new themes

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 19 June
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It is the undisputed truth that words can change the tides of destiny, they can fan the raging fires of rebellion or..
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  • by Akhila Menon
  • 19 June
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We at Purple Pencil Project keep you updated about the latest happenings in the literary world, both national and international, and aim..
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Ripples Across Time: The Life of Girish Karnad

  • by Kirtana Menon
  • 14 June
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Girish Karnad was one of India’s most celebrated playwrights. Unapologetically outspoken, he often drew the ire of fundamentalists — making him one..
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Scribbles: Literary News by Purple Pencil Project

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 12 June
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We at Purple Pencil Project keep you updated about the latest happenings in the literary world, both national and international, and aim..
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Daitya Diaries by Aditya K V

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 7 June
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It’s the oldest trick in the book; taking mythology, using the central themes and characters and transporting them to real-life, to different..
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