Marxism and literature: A brief roundup
What is Marxism? What is marxist literature? What is the shape Marxism has taken in India? We searched the length and breadth of India to find out how Karl Marx’s doctrine has influenced our poets, writers, their words, and the cultural movements in our country. What is Marxism? Marxism has found its meaning changed and […]
Amit Majmudar: “India has produced three great epics: Ramayana, Mahabharata, and its own Independence struggle. “
Amit Majmudar is a novelist, poet, translator, essayist, and diagnostic nuclear radiologist. His works include Godsong: A Verse Translation of the Bhagavad-Gita, with Commentary (Knopf/Penguin Random House India, 2018) and the mythological novel Sitayana (Penguin Random House India, 2019), the poetry collection What He Did in Solitary (Knopf, 2020) and the novel, Partitions (Holt/Metropolitan, 2011) which was shortlisted for the HWA/Goldsboro Crown […]
Sparrows played a role in the Dandi March. Find out how
April 6th is the anniversary of the end of the Salt March or the Dandi March, one of the most peaceful protest movements in the history of the world as we know it. Mahatma Gandhi walked nearly 300 kilometres over a period of 24 days from Sabarmati Ashram to (then) Navsari. Ever thought about who […]
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih: Funeral Nights took 12 years to complete
How is it to participate in the Jaipur Literature Festival? What do you think is the value of literature festivals in our times, and for you as an author? Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih: I’m very excited to be part of the greatest literary show in India. I have been to JLF twice before and both times […]
AJ Thomas interview: I read recreationally now, not for education
Prakruti Maniar interviewed A.J. Thomas, one of the most prolific literateurs of our time. His work with poetry, translation, and editing, spanning 40 years, is almost impossible to capture in a single interview. At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, we focused on his role as the editor of the Sahitya Akademi journal Indian Literature, which […]
Arunava Sinha: “Every untranslated book is a gap that needs to be filled”
Arunava Sinha, winner of the Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, spoke to us about being a translation practionery, juggling several roles, his favourite forms of entertainment, and much more. Excerpts from a transcribed interview. You have been working constantly at the heart of the book industry – 66 translations, […]
“I have two hobbies, reading and writing,” Mamta Kalia
Mamta Kalia, who is one of the speakers at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, spoke to Prakruti Maniar about Hindi Literature, observing the trends and changes in Hindi Literature, and more. Transcribed and edited from an interview taken over Zoom. Prakruti Maniar to Mamta Kalia: The Jaipur Literature Festival is a fantastic opportunity for diverse […]
Archana Mirajkar: Marathi literature, the craft of writing, and more
Archana Mirajkar is a communication specialist, author, and translator from Marathi to English. Her original play ‘Hello, Kon?’ was critically acclaimed. Her latest book, ‘All the way…Home’, written in English, is a science fiction. She was a speaker at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022. Edited excerpts from a video interview: Prakruti Maniar: Thank you for […]
Aditi Maheshwari-Goyal: Great curation, not sponsorship, makes a great literature festival
Prakruti Maniar speaks to Aditi Maheshwari-Goyal, who heads the Department of Copyrights and Translation at Vani Prakashan and is the Managing Trustee at Vani Foundation, about Hindi language publishing, being a part of Jaipur Literature Festival 2022, working through the pandemic, and much more. Excerpts: Prakruti Maniar: How excited are you for return of the […]
Jaipur Literature Festival 2022: What to look forward to
After what seems like a lifetime, on-ground literature festivals are making a slow and cautious comeback. The Jaipir Literature Festival 2022, produced by Teamwork Arts, which was initially scheduled for January, was rescheduled amidst a third wave of the covid-19 pandemic, but it’s here now in a hybrid format and we could not be more […]
