The author of ‘Broken Threads; My Family from Empire to Independence’ mulls over history, identity and friendship through the lives of her grandparents, who were born in pre-Partition India
Mishal Husain – “It’s a celebration of a lost world”
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on the characters of Independence and why flawed women need to be written about more
Author, poet, activist and professor Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni weaves a poignant tale of sisterly bonds and the birth of a nation in her latest novel, Independence
“I Don’t Believe In Keeping Recipes A Secret”
Dhansak and patra-ni-macchi are probably the only two items that come to most people’s minds when asked about their favourite Parsi dish...
‘The Last Queen’: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel resurrects the history of Jindan Kaur of Punjab
Fiction is the medium of a saga of a woman that history has not given enough importance to.
The Thrill Is (Not) Gone
The niche industry of fast-paced Hindi crime fiction was slowly on its way out, but publisher Minakshi Thakur remained convinced that these novels could find a wider audience. Rebranding the pulp fiction ‘pocket books’ of prolific mystery writer Surender Mohan Pathak, she turned him into a best-selling author in the mainstream market. We learn about the complexities of this dying genre...
Eye On The Ball
His novel takes a look at the darker side of a revered sport — cricket. Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga talks about his characters, the game and what drives him as a writer
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