A son writes a poem to his father about his inability to tell him that he loves him
Amitava Kumar on his marriage to a Muslim, his 'conversion' and his first visit to Karachi
A novel knowledgeable about wealth, sentimental about poverty.
An uneven, but often rewarding, saga of forgotten Indian diasporas
Stephen Alter takes a step across what's just a line on the map
A new fashion statement in India writing using adrenaline instead of ink.
High on success and stardom, Rushdie's novel touches the low of banality
Chaudhuri's writings record subtle variations on a more settled routine. The technique works because it saves history from the banality of a slogan.
The local TV images of the mass funeral had a ticker tape running below—"PM congratulates victorious Indian team."
Iyer could not have known this when he finished his book but Mohammed Atta, the leader of the September 11 hijackers, had also written his thesis on the Syrian suq while in university at Hamburg.
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