Prayers bring Hindu and Muslim communities together

"Bengal’s Durga Puja is a social festival first and a religious festival later" - Suddhabrata Deb

“Right from the puja mela (fair) to being res...

Why is it a great time to be a writer

Anita's attic is a complete creative writing course and mentorship program conducted by the author, Anita Nair at Rangoli Art Centre in Bangalore. She believes tha...

Men Without Tears

For a few years now, Haruki Murakami has been in the running for the Literature Nobel; meanwhile he collects fans all over the world, with his books about modern-day Japan,...

Writers of Colour

Women, as a collective, have always faced discrimination through the ages, and women of colour even more so as their stories get subsumed within the larger narratives of wh...

Poojita Chowdhury: The Accidental Filmmaker

Interview With Poojita Chowdhury

Our creative director, Shiv Bhalla caught up with Poojita Chowdhury, whose film ‘Gender Bender’ has been making waves. ...

The Revolutionary Journey Of Dalit Literature

We recently celebrated the 180th birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule and this makes for a good occasion to reflect upon Dalit literature and its political outcomes. Savit...

Turn Over A New Leaf At Kala Ghoda Arts Festival In Mumbai

This year’s literature line-up at the HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival includes Padma Lakshmi, Dibakar Banerjee, Ashwin Sanghi — and you! We’re inviting book l...

In 2016, Hindi Literature Became The Voice Of the Marginalised

Who reads Hindi literature these days? And who writes it? For a language rightly claiming to be spoken by more than 400 million people, such questions seem astonishing. But...

'In Daily Soaps, Content Suffers Because Of TRP' Says Gajra Kottary

MUMBAI: When does a talented television writer get frustrated and want to quit? When the programming head begins flogging the subject but also demands "depth" from the writ...