Translated from Urdu by Ravina Aggarwal Discovering Indian literature across the country giving a broad spectrum of stories known and unknown is one of my
The Man from Chinnamasta by Mamoni Raisom Goswami (popularly known as Indira Goswami) was published in 2005 in Assamese under the title “Chinnamastar Manuhto” and
Translated and Edited from the Tamil by Lakshmi Holmstrom Mauni, the pen-name of S. Mani, is a pioneer in the short story scene of Tamil
It is rare for me to start a book review by sharing the background of the author, but in Neelam Saxena Chandra’s case, I believe
“The lion would get to read his own tale.” The above quote from Maharaja in Denims is the best summary of the entire novel as
Bhairavi by Shivani is about contradictions – the traditional and the modern, the contemporary and the past, and even the doer and the observer. A
Moustache, originally written in Malayalam as Meesha, by S. Hareesh and translated by Jayasree Kalathil into English is an extremely well-written, multifaceted novel which redefines
Books have a way of finding you. The Namesake was originally written in September 2003, and is bound to be on any list of recommendations
“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
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
The best stories, straight to your inbox.
Twice a month. No Spam.
Copyright © 2023, Purple Pencil Project. All rights reserved