Illustrations by Ayushi Rastogi As a child, I loved reading comics. Billu and Raman were my favourites, followed closely by Chacha Chowdhary and Pinki. Even
Boats on Land is a collection of short stories, by poet Janice Pariat, set in Shillong, Cherrapunji and Assam, told with lyrical grace.
This is how the blurb of The Forest of Enchantments (written by Chitra B. Divakaruni, published by HarperCollins) goes: “It is a brilliant retelling of
Pashmina is the story of an expat teenager living in the US, who finds a way to connect with her roots back in India, and reconcile with her mother’s past.
Anna C.’s romance-erotica When I Kissed You, is the story of Akanksha and Neel who find love at first sight; but will their romance get a happy ending?
The Butterfly Effect is a magical, poignant dystopian novel that is very relevant to our times.
This is a book-review of Red Blooms in the Forest by Nilima Sinha, published by Niyogi Books. It is a love story set against the Naxalite movement.
Book review of The Middleman, originally wrriten in Bengali (Jan Aranya), by Mani Sankar Mukherji, translated by Arunava Sinha.
A book-review of Rajasthani Stories Retold by Rima Hooja, a collection of stories revolving around the people and events of Rajasthan.
As far as representation goes, stories from South India remain clearly under-represented in the Indian literary scene as compared to stories, folklore and mythology from
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