Lit fests across India are bridging the gap between the reader and writer and giving a platform to regional writers and their ...

The noted theologian Angela Rayner has decided that this Labour Government should come up with a working definition of the term Islamophobia. She has now found a former Conservative, Dominic Grieve, ...

Exploring the intricate world of memory, from neuroscience to cultural narratives, revealing its manipulative and mysterious nature.

Many Indian writers have benefitted from the famed Iowa Writing Program, but recent funding cuts threaten to close this ...

My first exposure to magical realism was reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Drawn into a world where tigers lived on boats with boys and trees bore fruit with teeth, I had to suspend all ‘rational’ ...

Even the green grocer sells apples, mangoes but ‘mithaas’ oozes from only a jalebi. This chutnification, to borrow Salman Rushdie’s coinage, gives a distinct and unique flavour and is integral to our ...

In Knife, the novelist goes back to Chautauqua, where he was nearly killed in a 2022 attack.

How a cartoon crisis transformed a local debate into a global reckoning over censorship and religious sensitivities – one ...

Content Warning: This article contains references to antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism.

Banned books often challenge societal norms, question authority, and push the boundaries of free expression. While governments may attempt to silence them, their messages remain powerful and relevant.

Locals share their tips on what to see, do and buy, from discovering iconic landmarks and hidden gems, to encountering ...