Bullet Baba: A Story
There is a saying that it takes all sorts to make the world and the story I am about to tell you proves this. About 50 kilometers from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on the highway to Pali, near Chotila village, one comes across a deity called Bullet Baba. On a raised platform, a Royal Enfield Bullet 350 […]
Neil D’Silva: On championing Indian horror
Neil D’Silva is a postgraduate in organic chemistry, ran a coaching class for 18 years while also freelancing and is now among the few horror writers in India, after having published his first book at 40. He blogs, he runs a book community on Facebook (For Writers, By Authors) and also organises a literature festival […]
In Conversation With: Kiran Manral
Kiran Manral debuted as a writer with The Reluctant Detective in 2011. She was earlier a feature writer for The Times of India and Cosmopolitan India. The Face at the Window is her fifth novel, hailed as “a dark brooding story of mysterious, concealed identities” by The Times of India. You wear many hats; as […]
The Face at the Window by Kiran Manral
“And then came a second scream, a howl of terrible anguish, rending the sky apart, tearing the cosmos, piercing my ears and penetrating my very marrow. It was unearthly, a scream that couldn’t have emerged from a human throat, a scream that came from a being that had seen the deepest depths of hell.” The […]
Yakshini by Neil D’Silva
There is something so heartbreaking about the frailty of human lives and Neil D’Silva’s Yakshini weaves together a tragic tale of what happens when two intertwined destinies embark on a perilous path. The plot is centered around a young village girl, Meenakshi and how her path is charted by celestial beings even before she’s born. […]
Ep. 15: Travelling Tales of Tibet with Shivaji Das and Yolanda Yu
‘The ‘Other’ Shangri-La: Journeys through the Sino-Tibetan frontier in Sichuan’ is a narrative travelogue based on author Shivaji Das and his wife Yolanda’s journey which explores the region’s history and the lives and cultures of the people inhabiting these remote lands in detail. The podcast narrates the adventures of travelling into lands far away, the […]
Prince Five-Weapons: A story
The Jataka Tales are a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form. The Jatakas are amongst the earliest Buddhist literature, to around the 4th century BCE. Many often have interesting morals or messages, such as this one. Once a young prince completed his training under a renowned teacher […]
Blood by Sunil Gangopadhyay
Blood is a short novel by Bengali novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay which was originally titled Rakta. The novel is all about how an old pre-Independence era photograph rekindles memories of displacement, identity crisis and loss of familial ties in the protagonist – Tapan. Plot Points Blood starts in the house of Alice, Tapan’s love interest, where […]
Year of the Weeds by Siddharth Sarma
Year of the Weeds by Siddhartha Sarma is a stunning read guaranteed to keep you on the edge with its smooth pace and simple narration, and promises many chuckles, tears and the feeling of hope, all amalgamated into one. Touted as a YA fiction, it is a must read for the young and adults alike […]
In Conversation With: Shabnam Minwalla
Shabnam Minwalla has worked as a journalist with the Times of India, and writes food columns, book reviews and features for various national publications. She has written many critically acclaimed titles for children and those belonging to YA fiction, such as The Strange Haunting of Model High School, The Shy Supergirl, Lucky Girl, The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street and What […]
