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Ep. 20: Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines with Amandeep Sandhu

  • by Rupal Vyas
  • 30 November
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‘Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines’ is a rigorous investigation and a personalized narrative by Amandeep Sandhu about the matters of Panjab, an..
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Separate Journeys : Edited by Geeta Dharmarajan

  • by Anupama Kumar
  • 26 November
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Separate Journeys, the new collection of short stories edited by Geeta Dharmarajan, is earthy and raw in its exploration of womanhood in..
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In Conversation With: Hemant Sharma

  • by Rupal Vyas
  • 25 November
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Hemant Sharma handles the social-media at Katha Books. The pandemic has done very interesting things to the digital space. How did you..
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Forsaking Paradise by Abdul Ghani Sheikh

  • by Swathi VK
  • 25 November
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Translated from Urdu by Ravina Aggarwal Discovering Indian literature across the country giving a broad spectrum of stories known and unknown is..
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In Conversation With: Shilpi Sarkar and Ayushree Nandan

  • by Rupal Vyas
  • 24 November
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Dr. Shilpi Sarkar is the Senior Editor at Katha books and Director at the Child Poverty Action Research Lab of Katha. She..
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The Man from Chinnamasta by Indira Goswami

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 24 November
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The Man from Chinnamasta by Mamoni Raisom Goswami (popularly known as Indira Goswami) was published in 2005 in Assamese under the title..
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In Conversation With: Charbak Dipta

  • by Rupal Vyas
  • 23 November
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Charbak Dipta is a Senior Illustrator at Katha Books. To start with, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself, your..
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Mauni – A Writer’s Writer by S. Mani

  • by Savitha Vaidyanathan
  • 23 November
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Translated and Edited from the Tamil by Lakshmi Holmstrom Mauni, the pen-name of S. Mani, is a pioneer in the short story..
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Ep. 19: Gujarat, Dhumketu, and Translations

  • by Rupal Vyas
  • 21 November
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Writer, literary translator, book critic and a literary podcast (Desi Books) host herself, Jenny Bhatt speaks to Ayushi Mona how the themes..
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On Writing: Kiran Bhat interviews Neelam Saxena Chandra

  • by Kiran Bhat
  • 21 November
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Kiran Bhat is an Indian-American polygot and the author of We Of The Forsaken World. We are incredibly delighted for him to..
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