Literature

The Champa Tree

15 Mar 2023 01:17 AM IST

The Champa tree, in front of my house, stood all decked up like a newlywed bride. It wasn’t much tall, almost of my height. It had branched out in all directions. There were the green leaves and fragrant white flowers with a tinge of yellow between them. I would pluck

11th edition of the Delhi Literature Festival is here

15 Mar 2023 01:15 AM IST

The 11th edition of the Delhi Literature Festival saw its curtain raiser today at Kunzum Books, Greater Kailash II, New Delhi this Saturday. The 11th edition of the biggest literature festival in Delhi starts from the 17 March. The 3-day festival that will be inaugurated by Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister

This Won’t Take But a Minute, Honey

15 Mar 2023 01:14 AM IST

This Won’t Take But a Minute, Honey, essays on writing by Steve Almond is a very flavorful set of small plates, each tempered with humor and just a little bit of angst. Almond, in his role as a teacher of Creative Writing in an MFA program, has pulled the nuts

Authentic concepts of Shiva

15 Mar 2023 01:13 AM IST

Before reading the book, I thought it would be a general description of Bhagwan Shiva. As I started reading the book, it made my interest grow. This book was absolutely unlike any other as far as the content was concerned. But for such a deep subject, the language was too

THE NIGHT WE ALMOST MET A WATERY GRAVE

13 Mar 2023 01:36 AM IST

It happened at Puerto Rico – part of the group of islands in the Caribbean Sea to which also belong Cuba and St. Kitts. There had been no hint of what was to come even a day before when our ship was routinely discharging cargo. The day’s work done, that

Bharati Mukherjee, A Writer of Incredible Stories

13 Mar 2023 01:32 AM IST

Bharati Mukherjee, born on July 27th, 1940, in Calcutta is considered the matriarch of diaspora fiction. Her book, The Middleman and Other Stories has been used as required reading for Freshmen at Drexel and many other universities. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award, a first for a naturalized

The Women Writers Juggernaut!

13 Mar 2023 01:31 AM IST

Women in literature have always been a topic of interest, especially among literary circles and female bibliophiles. These literary events and announcements ruled the spotlight during the month of women’s empowerment! The Dr Cuterus Podcast One of the highlights of this Women’s Day was the announcement of Dr Tanaya’s latest

Rendezvous with Divinity

13 Mar 2023 01:30 AM IST

A few days ago, I had a rendezvous with divinity when at the 9th Kalinga Literature Festival held in Bhubaneswar, I had the opportunity to have the most transcendental of conversations in my life with none other than the revered iconic flautist, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. My heart was hit with

Code of conduct?

06 Mar 2023 01:44 AM IST

My husband, because we were on vacation and full to the brim with vitamin D and bonhomie, or possibly because he wanted to show off his Punjabi, always greeted him with a “SasryakalSardarji. Ki haalhain?” He was wary, at first, the doorman. Unused to talking to hotel guests. Satisfied with

When Breath Becomes Air And We Die

06 Mar 2023 01:43 AM IST

Dr. Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon and Chief Resident at Stanford University Hospital, a graduate of Stanford University with multiple degrees, including two from Cambridge – he was everything hard driving, first generation Indian parents could have asked for. Then, lung cancer struck and he was dead within two years of

A Love Letter to New Delhi World Book Fair 2023

06 Mar 2023 01:42 AM IST

The French Riviera The French, guest of honour for the 2023 edition had created a cute French Pavilion, designed by graphic novelist Simon Lamouret to resemble a French bookstore with a café inside, with an amazing lineup like a lecture by the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Annie Ernaux

Help to understand concepts, that often become a cause of conflict

06 Mar 2023 01:41 AM IST

“2020 was a game changer for each and every one of us. While it turned life upside down in some ways, it also straightened out a lot. Being in lockdown forced every one of us to take stock of our lives. It made us come face to face, with certain