From Nellore Roots to Roland Garros: Nishesh Basavareddy Scripts French Open Breakthrough
A new tennis story with Telugu roots has emerged at the 2026 French Open, being held at Roland Garros in Paris from... Read More
Mother Mary Comes To Me Keeps Arundhati Roy At The Centre Of Literary Conversations
Some books arrive with publicity. Others remain in conversation because readers refuse to let them go. Mother Mary Comes To Me belongs... Read More
Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong Turns India’s Railway History Into A Coming Of Age Epic
Few images are as deeply woven into India’s memory as trains. Railways have carried migration, aspiration, love stories and history itself. Now... Read More
Karan Mahajan Returns With The Complex And A Sweeping Story Of Family Power And A Changing India
Nearly a decade after The Association of Small Bombs established him as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Indian fiction,... Read More
Children’s Literature Gets Its Own Booker Prize Moment
One of the world’s most influential literary institutions is turning its attention towards younger readers. The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the... Read More
Read Before You Stream The Books Driving The Adaptation Boom
Cinema and streaming platforms may have become literature’s most unexpected allies. Across the world readers are returning to books before adaptations release,... Read More
The Return Of The Big Novel And The Rise Of Slow Reading
For years, digital culture appeared to favour speed – uit slow reading is making a come back Short videos, quick updates and... Read More
Taiwan Travelogue Creates History With International Booker 2026 Win
Asian literature has steadily moved from the margins to the mainstream and the latest International Booker Prize winner reflects just how dramatically... Read More
The Freedom Fighter Who Painted a Nation: Inside Chenna Basaviah Rumale’s Watercolours at Salar Jung Museum
A life in art and nationhood At the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad, the current exhibition on Rumale Chennabasaviah, feels less like... Read More
