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Q & A

In Conversation with: Jane Borges

We caught up with author Jane Borges, whose debut fiction novel Bombay Balchão released in 2019, captures the life and role of the Catholic community

Jessica Joshi May 29, 2020

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Women and Comics in India

“Comic books are one of the most accurate portrayals of the socioeconomic and cultural norms and values of their time,” says comic historian Aarthi Parthasarathy.

Kirtana Menon May 6, 2020

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Book Lists

Award-winning Indian Books of 2019

There are the really big book awards. We know the Booker prize, we know the Nobel, the Pulitzer. Closer home, any list of award-winning Indian

Jessica Joshi April 3, 2020

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After Yesterday and other stories

Written by Appadurai Muttulingam, Translated from Tamil by Padma Narayanan. Appadurai Muttulingam’s After Yesterday and Other Stories reminded me of another anthology of short stories

Divya Shankar September 14, 2019

Essays

Indian Literature Post Independence: A throwback

A shift from Indian to Western, more magazines, and the inclusion of a semi-modern reality – Indian literature post independence bloomed from a black and

Jessica Joshi July 29, 2019

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Scribbles: Literary News by Purple Pencil Project Pt. 2

We at Purple Pencil Project keep you updated about the latest happenings in the literary world, both national and international, and aim to bring out

Akhila Menon June 12, 2019

Book Reviews

Shala by Milind Bokil

“Those were the best days of my life . . .” Whenever Bryan Adams strums his guitar to this song, chances are we think of

Sneha Pathak April 12, 2019

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Book Reviews

Hunting Down the Mangler

After reading a fair few not-so-great books, a good book comes like an oasis in the desert. Madras Mangler by Usha Narayanan was such a book.

Jaibala Rao May 1, 2014

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Poetry Review: The Unmistakable Presence of Absent Humans by K. Srilata

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A must-read children’s book: My Grandmother’s Masterpiece

After Yesterday and other stories

The Love Stories We Need in our Lives

Difficult Daughters

Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur

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Singham Again, but never again

A hidden gem of partition literature

A hidden gem of Partition Literature

The Automobile Club of Egypt by Alaa Al Aswany, translated by Russell Harris

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Book Review: The Storytellers’ Secret by Sejal Badani

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The Little Book of Everything by Ruskin Bond

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