Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Descend into the deepest, murkiest torture chambers of the soul with Aparna Sanyal’s. Instruments of Torture (HarperCollins), a collection of eight short stories, each of which explores a different theme. Each of the eight stories is named after a medieval torture device, and the true meaning—and impact—of every title bubble to the […]Read More
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Rajkumari Sharma Tankha All Stray Dogs Go To Heaven (BluOne Ink) is the debut novel by filmmaker-cum-poet Krishna Candeth. Written by the Kerala-born, Colombia-based author, the book explores themes of love and friendship, dreams and reality, through multiple perspectives that keep readers deeply engaged. In this exclusive interview, Krishna Candeth shares insights into his writing […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Nautanki Saala and Other Stories (OakBridge Publishing) by Mohua Chinappa is an anthology that shares real stories of people she met over the last four decades, from a tribal Khasi woman who ran a tea stall to a journalist from the Northeast trying to fit into the big city. Through these stories, Chinappa […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Born in the ancient city of Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh (India), into a humble, middle-class family, Ashish Khetarpal had an ordinary childhood. Meerut, he says, during his growing up years was not a very peaceful city to live in. The experience of the disturbing incidents happening on a regular basis in […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Born and raised in Mumbai, Vikram Paralkar is a physician-scientist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA. In 2017, his book The Wounds of the Dead was published by HarperCollins India in 2017. His latest work, The Afflictions, first published in 2014 in the US has now released in India. It has also been translated […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha At first glance Hemis, Madhu Tandan’s latest novel, appears to be a simple story of marital discord. To escape daily fights with his wife Swati, the protagonist Ajay plans a trip to Ladakh. He believes the trip will give him breathing space. It will also help him reflect on his relationship. But […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Around four years back, Karachi-based journalist Taha Kehar gave up the prospect of a legal career and flew back to Karachi from London where he was pursuing a law degree from SOAS University of London. He became a full-time journalist/ editor at The Express Tribune where he worked on the Peshawar city edition […]Read More