इतिहास को इतिहास की दृष्टि से देखना: विनायक दामोदर सावरकर: नायक बनाम प्रतिनायक समीक्षा
कमलाकान्त त्रिपाठी द्वारा लिखित विनायक दामोदर सावरकर: नायक बनाम प्रतिनायक (किताबघर प्रकाशन, 2024) की अमृतेश मुखर्जी समीक्षा प्रस्तुत करते हैं। ऐसा क्यों हुआ कि इस देश के एक ही इतिहास पुरुष को कुछ लोग नायक तो कुछ प्रतिनायक समझते हैं? क्या हमारा इतिहास-बोध इतना खंडित और निस्थाहीन है कि अकादमिक तटस्थता और विश्वसनीयता हमारी अंतिम […]
Crimes, Mysteries, and Portraits of a Nation: The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction by Tarun K. Saint Review
Amritesh Mukherjee reviews Tarun K. Saint’s The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction (published by Hachette India, 2024). Some of my favourite childhood memories involve reading mystery stories through afternoons and evenings, reading cover-to-cover in one go, from stories of Vikram Betaal and Akbar Birbal to Hardy Boys and the Secret Seven. The Hachette Book […]
Enjoyed Heeramandi? Read These 12 Books to Learn More About Courtesans!
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi is only one of the many depictions of courtesans in Indian cinema and art. And why wouldn’t they be a source of fascination and curiosity? Courtesans have played an important role in creating and prompting Indian art forms through decades and centuries. Often educated, they had a distinct social status and […]
“If families are cozy about women being submissive, docile, undereducated, and under their thap, then who’s to rescue women?”: Mrinal Pande
Amritesh Mukherjee from Team P3 was in conversation with Mrinal Pande at the Jaipur Literature Festival, 2024. Mrinal Pande has seen journalism through its thick and thin, its ups and downs, and she understands its current (and past) state better than most. She was the first woman chief editor of a Hindi daily, the first […]
Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the Art of Expertly Adapting Literature
Parties and social occasions don’t interest me. I’d rather curl up with a book. Sanjay Leela Bhansali Like the best of storytellers, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and reading go hand-in-hand. One would presume the same by merely glancing at any of his movies: details chiselled into the frame, whether it’s textile or the texture, colours carrying […]
“I love Kafka. I love the classics. I love the story of the man against the machine, the man against the system.”: Anjan Sundaram
Amritesh Mukherjee from Team P3 was in conversation with Anjan Sundaram at the Jaipur Literature Festival, 2024. Anjan wants to capture the experiences and happenings of the world around him through words and stories, regardless of the medium. He’s seen leaders rise and fall, and technologies come and go, as he tries to make sense […]
12 Books on Women in Indian Cinema You Must Read Now!
Like other socio-political aspects, the portrayal of women in Indian cinema has been tricky from the beginning. While, on one hand, it’s been a source of aspiration for thousands and millions of women, it’s also propagated social evils and re-enforced patriarchal structures on the other, time and time again. Watching how women characters in Indian […]
Did You Know These 15 Popular Indian Poets Turned Lyricists?
Indian literature and cinema have had close ties since the latter’s inception. Artists practising both art forms have travelled to the other side frequently, whether through cameos, memoirs or more extensive contributions. This crossing of boundaries is more common in songwriting and screenwriting, and it’s not uncommon to see songs inspired by poems or lyrics […]
“I am amazed at how writers always step up to their time.”: Nilanjana Roy
Amritesh Mukherjee from Team P3 was in conversation with Nilanjana Roy at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2024. Nilanjana Roy‘s love for books is evident in everything she says and writes. She’s written two delightful fantasy novels, The Wildings and The Hundred Names of Darkness, and a noir fiction set in Delhi, Black River. She’s also […]
10+ Must-Have Screenwriting Tools to Unlock Your Creativity Right Now!
Writing for books is different from writing for the screen. The key difference is screenwriting is a little more methodical and you may need some specific resources to materialise your vision as a screenwriter. Worry not! Whether starting your first screenplay or refining your skills, or transitioning from books to screen, our guide has all […]
