Breaking Moulds: Meera Mukherjee’s Journey into Sculpture
Meera Mukherjee: Breaking Moulds by Vaishali Shroff (Published by Art1st Publications, 2023) is the story of a woman artist who overcame many hurdles in her art practice and philosophy to build a mould that captured her inner spirit. A bronze sculpture by Meera Mukherjee twists and turns into the sky. You can trace the strokes […]
Patna Blues by Abdullah Khan: Small Town Living, the 90s, and the Atrocities in India
Patna Blues by Abdullah Khan (Published by Juggernaut, 2018) is a captivating read with its simple prose, vivid descriptions of places, and well-developed characters Abdullah Khan quotes the famous lines from Faiz’s poem, Mujhse Pehli Si Mohabbat, as the epigraph of the book which foreshadows the story that is to begin. Aur bhi dukh hain […]
Sultana’s Dream: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s satire on male oppression
The non-Purdah abiding, science-savy women in Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Sultana’s Dream Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was born (in 1880) to an orthodox zamindar during a time when women’s education was deeply frowned upon in the Indian subcontinent. She wasn’t allowed to go to school and was secretly taught English and Bengali by her siblings. She grew […]
Books to Read for Pride Month
For us readers, June is a chane to take stock of the books to read for Pride Month; whether to be a responsible ally, find yourself in its pages or try and understand the stories of the members of the LGBTQIA community. With this in mind, here is a list of a few books on […]
Best books on environment and sustainability in India
Today, environment and sustainability concerns grow more and more urgent with every passing day, and the planet and species get closer to extinction. In such a case, literature plays a crucial role, not just in highlighting the urgency of the situation, but also acting as an educational medium. When it comes to Indian literature, there […]
A Brief History of Homosexuality in Indian Literature
Homosexuality and queerness have had a long-term relationship with literature, even truer when it comes to the Indian subcontinent. Whether present as whispers in the ancient epics and religious texts or written as a way of challenging societal norms, the root goes back centuries and continues to grow and prosper in our modern day and […]
20 Best Indian Sci-Fi Movies
Amritesh Mukherjee curates a list of the 20 best Indian Sci-fi movies Over the years, the Indian film industry has evolved, showcasing a diverse range of genres and narratives. While the Hindi film industry is often considered to be synonymous with romantic dramas and action-packed blockbusters, science fiction has also found its place on the […]
8 Inspiring must-read books for the children’s bookshelf
As they say, change begins at home. And rightly so! The way we shape people around us, and the way we shape ourselves determine how society is shaped in the longer run. Here are a few must-read books that help bring that change a little closer, helping you and the kids in your life to […]
8 Indian young adult books you should checkout
With a rising number of books and readers in the YA or the Young Adults category, you might wonder, why read a book on teens? For one, if you’re a teen yourself, you can find comfort and strength in stories of characters that resonate with your own story. If you’re an adult, you can find […]
Anukrti Upadhyay’s The Blue Women are full of love and magic!
The Blue Women by Anukrti Upadhyay navigates into lived lives of people, their inner demons, and perceived evil. Life is not a victim of reason and logic. We tend to look for causality, we often do not succeed. We live, and we react. It does not make sense, so we try to find comfort in […]
