The jobs crisis is real
C.P. ChandrasekharThree severe shocks to the economy in quick succession damaged the “informal” sector.
‘Writing gives me complete freedom’
Deepika NandalIn conversation with writer and actor Deepti Naval.
A cinephile, a city, and a film-maker
C.S. VenkiteswaranReading it is akin to riding on a roller coaster replete with references to films, literature, and politics.
Struck by wonder
Arshia SattarA new translation of Tamil poet-saint Nammaazhwaar’s verses navigates both language and emotion.
The Non-Brahmin Hostel
Akshaya MukulAn excerpt from ‘Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya’ by Akshaya Mukul (2022).
Tola defeats the tiger
Siddharth DasguptaIn Spirit Nights, Easterine Kire transports us to the Nagaland of legends and lores, as well as to the real Nagaland.
The way of all flesh
Abhirami Girija SriramThis novel remarkably conflates sexuality and spirituality in a strait-laced Brahmin society of the Thanjavur of yore.