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Literature Awards in India for 2021

When you think of literature awards in India, we think of the JCB Prize, the Sahitya Akademi Prize, or Jnanpith Award which is India’s highest

Prakruti Maniar June 17, 2022

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Being a translator, researcher, and more: Rakhshanda Jalil at JLF 2022

Rakhshanda Jalil is an Indian writer, critic, translator, and literary historian. Jalil runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi-Urdu literature and

Prakruti Maniar June 12, 2022

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Book Excerpts

Book Excerpt: From mai by Geetanjali Shree

A book excerpt from the author’s debut novel It had been our complaint since childhood. ‘Speak up mai. Fight back. Become what you want to

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Mai by 2022 International Booker Prize Winner Geetanjali Shree

In light of noted Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree and her historic feat at the International Booker Prize 2022, Niyogi Books is honoured to re-introduce her debut novel Mai. Translated

Prakruti Maniar June 7, 2022

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Book Lists

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

Prakruti Maniar May 5, 2022

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Book Reviews

A Review of the Hindi Book That Won the International Booker Prize 2022

Tomb of Sand (or Ret Samadhi) is a Hindi book written by Geetanjali Shree and translated into English by Daisy Rockwell. It is the first

Haritha T Chandran April 12, 2022

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Five Novellas About Women By Indira Goswami is a must read collection of feminist fiction

Indira Goswami is an Indian Assamese artist. She writes short stories and novels set in different locales of India, which give her readers a taste

Kirtana Menon April 12, 2022

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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

Prakruti Maniar March 20, 2022

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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

Prakruti Maniar March 18, 2022

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Literature Awards in India for 2021

Being a translator, researcher, and more: Rakhshanda Jalil at JLF 2022

Book Excerpt: From mai by Geetanjali Shree

Mai by 2022 International Booker Prize Winner Geetanjali Shree

Marxism and literature: A brief roundup

A Review of the Hindi Book That Won the International Booker Prize 2022

Five Novellas About Women By Indira Goswami is a must read collection of feminist fiction

AJ Thomas interview: I read recreationally now, not for education

Arunava Sinha: “Every untranslated book is a gap that needs to be filled”

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