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Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize 2024, jury says ‘her powerful voice not to be silenced’
Hindustan Times· 5 days agoRoy will receive the award in a ceremony co-hosted by the British Library on October 10. The prize...
On her birthday, reading Wislawa Szymborska again
Indian Express· 5 hours agoPossibly, Szymborska’s most powerful post-war poem is “The End and the Beginning,” a stark and unflinching portrayal of the aftermath of war. The poem...
As Iran's presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown
Indian Express· 6 days agoSeemingly every afternoon in Iran's capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and...
Mountains and mysteries: Travelling to hills to get the unique feel it holds in books and films
The Telegraph· 2 days agoThe Land Of The White Orchids is about an hour-and-a-half drive, in favourable weather, from...
Expresso Cricket Feature: David Johnson’s Death Highlights Cricket’s Troubling Uncertainties
Indian Express· 3 days agoIn Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Praveen Kumar battled clinical depression following his retirement. One winter night, while his wife and children were asleep, wrapped in their warm quilts, Kumar made ...
Simon and Garfunkel Songs: 15 Top Tunes
Woman's World· 4 days ago“It’s like a snapshot, a photograph of a long time ago,” Simon told SongTalk magazine of the sentimental work. 3. “The Sound of Silence” (1965): Simon...
‘A Slight Angle’: Rule-breaking, self-actualisation, and queer desire at a historic time in India
Scroll· 2 days agoThis June marks 55 years of Pride marches, first held in response to the Stonewall Riots of New York in 1969, soon turning into a commemoration of the gay rights struggle and a celebration of ...