Jeet Thayil

Indian books in 2017: Arundhati Roy, Jeet Thayil dominated literary scene, but Vivek Shanbag was clear winner

2017 saw the release of books by Arundhathi Roy, Prayaag Akbar and Jeet Thayil, but Vivek Shanbag’s Ghachar Ghochar was the book of the year. #YearInReview

Jeet Thayil talks about influences, tryst with drugs and upcoming book

The clickety-clack from the typewriter of writer-journalist TJS George night after night was so soothing that it would lull his son Jeet Thayil to sleep

Tata Literature Live 2017: Kiran Nagarkar's book launch to Margaret Drabble talk, Day 3 highlights

The day three of the Mumbai Literature Festival brought an array of sessions exploring everything from one’s right to offend to India's incredible obsession with the consumption of paneer.

I haven’t fallen out of love with poetry, poetry fell out of love with me: Jeet Thayil

In an interview with Firstpost, Jeet Thayil speaks about his new book — The Book of Chocolate Saints, published by the Aleph Book Company — and poetry | #FWeekend

Terribly tiny tales: This compilation of Twitter fiction isn't short on inspiration

Tales on Tweet was editor and curator Manoj Pandey's project to bring together stories written in 140 characters

The Jeet Thayil poem they wouldn’t publish because it’s ‘too explicitly political’

The Jeet Thayil poem they wouldn’t publish because it’s ‘too explicitly political’

Jeet Thayil, Jerry Pinto, Nilanjana Roy on Commonwealth Prize shortlist

Jeet Thayil is among six writers from the country who figure in the shortlists announced for the awards, which no Indian has won till date.

Jeet Thayil among six Indians shortlisted for Commonwealth Book Prize

The Commonwealth Book Prize is awarded for the best first novel, and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the best piece of unpublished short fiction. The final winners will be announced at the Hay Festival on May 31.

Jeet Thayil's DSC win upsets Muslim bodies

"It seems that the award to Jeet Thayil, who has once hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims by reading from the banned The Satanic Verses, was conferred to provoke sentiments of Muslims," said Mujahid Ali Naqvi, secretary of Azmat E Rasool foundation.

Jeet Thayil's Narcopolis makes it to Booker shortlist

Noted Indian poet and writer Jeet Thayil is among 12 authors long-listed for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction worth 50,000 pounds and an assured spurt in the sales of the prize-winning book.