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Qurratulain Hyder

Narratives from the Indo-Muslim world

A multifaceted treasure trove of materials that provides us with a new and richer understanding of the legendary Urdu novelist Qurratulain Hyder.
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The capitalist’s comeuppance

In writing a murder mystery like Truth/Untruth, the great Mahasweta Devi takes the mickey out of the sub-genre even while soiling her hands in it.
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A quixotic academic misadventure

This book argues English is now a vernacular language of India but fails to make a persuasive case.
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Translator Daisy Rockwell and author Geetanjali Shree with the 2022 International Booker Prize for ‘Tomb of Sand’ in London, on May 26. 

Will the International Booker Prize win for ‘Tomb of Sand’ change much for Indian language writers?

The International Booker Prize for Tomb of Sand, Daisy Rockwell’s English translation of Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree’s Ret-Samadhi, is likely to hav
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