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(From left) Title: Thirteen Kinds of Love. Author: Soumya Bhattacharya. Publisher: HarperCollins. Pages: 192. Price: 399. Title: The Hungryalists: The Poets Who Sparked a Revolution. Author: Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury. Publisher: Penguin. Pages: 188. Price: Rs.599. Title: Sarojinis Mother. Author: Kunal Basu. Publisher: Penguin. Pages: 232. Price: Rs.599

Polyphony: The call of Bengal, the idea of Bengal

Four very different books that are equally engaging for the stories they tell and how they choose to tell them

27 March 2020 5:04 PM IST

Sudeep Sen Kavithakal, Translated by Syam Sudhakar Payal Books pp.64; Rs 100.

Letters strewn on sea waters, words afloat in tropical skies

Earlier that day, I had finished re-reading Adil Jussawalla's stunning new volume of poems, Shorelines (Poetrywala).

14 Feb 2020 3:02 AM IST

Picture from India Art Fair

Museum pieces, acrylics, text

At a certain point, you were back to your young adult self, hair all black, clothes all black you suddenly seemed much...

31 Jan 2020 1:32 AM IST

The Great Indian Railways, by Arup K Chatterjee Bloomsbury pp.376; Rs 479.

Rail tracks, objects, memory, history

My walking point started at the outer limit of Carnoules village, at times towards Aix, and on other days towards the...

17 Jan 2020 2:23 AM IST

Located on the west bank of river Ganga, Kanpur is a densely populated city famous for its leather industries. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Call of the river, of Kashi and the burning ghats

The hotel itself is housed in a heritage property of the erstwhile family of the Muksudpur Tekari state of Bihar.

3 Jan 2020 3:17 AM IST

The Quiet Portrait, By Rohit Chawla HarperCollins forthcoming

Fine arts and the creative role of serendipity

And as it turns out, the Serendipity Arts Festival that opened in Goa this week amply confirmed that belief in the...

20 Dec 2019 1:28 AM IST

Modern English Poetry by Younger Indians, Selected, introduced and edited by Sudeep Sen Sahitya Akademi pp.256, Rs 300.

Indians rhyming in English have come such a long way

In the last two decades, Indian poetry in the English language has developed by leaps and bounds.

6 Dec 2019 4:20 AM IST

The re-jacketed cover has a still from the film, The Sky is Pink, and a slew of endorsements from celebrities such as Danny Boyle, Deepak Chopra, Shekhar Kapur, Shantanu Moitra, Virginia Holmes and others.

Balancing grief & gaiety, private & public, art & commerce

The Sky is Pink is an important film for many reasons a must-watch!

8 Nov 2019 1:29 AM IST

Healed By Manisha Koirala Penguin pp240; Rs 499

Ideas crystallise in the Kasauli sun

Another emotionally charged session included the cancer-survivor, Bollywood actress, Manisha Koirala.

25 Oct 2019 2:23 AM IST

Intercourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook by Martha Hopkins and Randall Lockbridge Terrace pp 144; Â£24.95

Of eclectic tastes, creativity and a vicarious feast

Food and literature, or more specifically literary food writing and design are a sub-genre that has always held a...

11 Oct 2019 1:11 AM IST

It is here that the true creativity is seen, beyond mere reportage or documentary.

Gurgaon museum celebrates camera as the artist's muse

To celebrate World Photography Day recently, some of us were taken on a private guided tour to experience the marvels...

27 Sept 2019 6:11 AM IST

Country Drive, By Yasmin Ladha, Red River pp 134; Rs 300.

Curated evenings for poetry connoisseurs

Initiatives like Poetry under the Pilkan Tree' offer poets a warm, appreciative, environment with an engaged audience of...

13 Sept 2019 12:55 AM IST