Meena Kandasamy

Jaipur Literature Festival responds to petition seeking strong stand on #MeToo, promises safe space for all

The organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival have said that it condemns sexual harassment and gave details about its internal complaints committee.

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

Meena Kandasamy's When I Hit You, offers a portrait of the writer as a young wife

Meena Kandasamy drew on her own experiences of an abusive marriage to write her new book, When I Hit You

Confessions of a humble beef-eater

An “upper caste Hindu” who grew up in a complete Hindu neighbourhood in Kerala, says that he not only ate beef, but also reveled in the one dish that all Keralites — labourers, middle class and upper class — tripped over.