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Aspects of unclothing alluding to the metaphor of missingâ€ are strongly hinted at in the opening act.

In minimalist, urgent Gumm Hai, the political is personal

The entire mis-en-scene is stark, sharply lit, with actors creating shapes with their movements and verbal texts.

30 Aug 2019 1:03 AM IST

Next to Nothing | Gotovo Nista By Chris Agee Fraktura pp.256, HRK 149.

The Adriatic is sparkling with intimate azure hues

The Adriatic is iridescent in intimate shades of blues deep inky blue, turquoise, aquamarine, and all the tonal...

16 Aug 2019 1:03 AM IST

Life Happens, by Malachi Edwin Vethamani Maya Press Rs 333.

The spoils of separation, the price of disentangling'

Simplicity of language and phrase making are the hallmarks of Malachi Edwin Vethamani's poetry.

2 Aug 2019 1:40 AM IST

Heaney (1939-2013) received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature

Snapshots of an Indian literary summer in Ireland

Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee provided the keynote addresses.

19 July 2019 1:04 AM IST

Love without a story, By Arundhati Subramaniam Context/Westland pp.107, Rs 499.

Seven wordsmiths work the magic of the poetic tongue

Subtle turns of phrase and immediacy in her verse draw the unsuspecting readers into her intimate worldview.

5 July 2019 1:39 AM IST

the assassination of indira gandhi By upamanyu chatterjee Speaking Tiger Rs 350.

Gentle, urgent, sensual offerings of fine fiction

Some of the others I have read and come across in various journals and magazines, such as the Granta, Berlin Quarterly...

21 Jun 2019 3:43 AM IST

Kaifi Azmi: Poems | Nazms New & Selected Translations, Selected, introduced, edited and co-translated by sudeep sen Bloomsbury pp 222; Rs 499.

Investigating Kaifi Azmi's compelling life and words

The rhyming structure and tonal sub-variations in Urdu/Hindi is very finetuned, and often difficult to match in English.

7 Jun 2019 1:21 AM IST

The Memory of Now By geet chaturvedi Translated by anita gopalan Anomalous Press pp.60, $12.

Seven shining jewels found in translation

Geet Chaturvedi already enjoys a wide reputation as being one of the foremost contemporary Hindi poets.

31 May 2019 1:45 AM IST

Journeys: A Poets Diary, edited by Krishna Ramanujan and Guillermo Rodriguez Penguin: Hamish Hamilton, Rs 599.

A memoir that mind maps a creative genius

But poets generally tend to have their own unique and unpredictable style, one that is both charming and disarming.

26 May 2019 5:59 AM IST

The days of my china dragon, By chandrahas choudhury Simon & Schuster pp.264, Rs 299.

In delectable foursome, craft marries sensibility

Mee and Juhibaby (Speaking Tiger) is the acclaimed actress, Susmita Mukherjee's debut novel.

10 May 2019 1:17 AM IST

'Nobel' Naipaul: The enigma of departure

The iconic writer's career was also marked with controversies and skirmishes with his counterparts.

17 Aug 2018 12:22 AM IST