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Dhruba Hazarika’s Luck offers moving look at human-animal relations, and a counter to ideas of man as 'civilised'
Urvashi Bahuguna • 5 years agoThere’s an old-school charm in Hazarika’s writing that is strengthened by an emotional pacing that keeps the reader engaged.
Tishani Doshi on Small Days and Nights, writing about marriage and the bond between the body and language
Mallik Thatipalli • 6 years agoIn her latest book Small Days and Nights, Tishani Doshi weaves a story of two sisters, Grace and Lucia, one fleeing a failed marriage and the other who has Down’s syndrome, living in the proverbial house by the sea.
Firstpost Poetry Project: Ankita Shah presents 'A(f)fair Warning' and 'Vulture'
Neerjad • 6 years agoAnkita Shah, one of the founders of The Poetry Club, speaks about the importance of poetry collectives and what writers can gain from being part of them
Crossword Book Awards: Shashi Tharoor, Snigdha Poonam win honours at 16th edition
Fp Staff • 6 years agoRuskin Bond and Soha Ali Khan won awards in the Popular category at the latest edition of the Crossword Book Awards
Left from the Nameless Shop: Read an excerpt from Adithi Rao's collection set in small-town Karnataka
Adithi Rao • 6 years agoAdithi Rao's collection of stories is set in the fictional town of Rudrapura, where there is a strong sense of community and life is simple
Udayan Mukherjee on his debut novel Dark Circles, and why he may never return to television studios
Manik Sharma • 7 years agoThe joy of imagining a world and writing about it can never be compared to the career I had in journalism, says Udayan Mukherjee
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi on The Rabbit & the Squirrel, writing about friendships and love
Mallik Thatipalli • 7 years agoSiddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi speaks about how a wrote for a friend turned into an illustrated book, his writing and his affinity for the sea
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar on writing his first children's book, depicting small-town India in fiction
Kanishka Gupta • 7 years agoHansda Sowvendra Shekhar on taking inspiration from the children's magazine Champak and his favourite children's books
Benyamin on his new book Jasmine Days, writing about the Arab Spring and the beauty of Malayalam
Disha Sikaria • 7 years agoBenyamin speaks about the politics embedded in his works and how he uses writing as an outlet for the pain he experiences
Police officer, thriller writer, social media whiz: Meet the Kolkata cop who tracks crime in fiction and real life
Amita Ghose • 7 years agoSupratim Sarkar has used his way with words to write a collection of crime stories and manage the content of Kolkata Police's social media platforms | #FirstCulture