Navigating past and present in ‘The Magnificent Ruins’

Nayantara Roy is a talented storyteller, and a remarkable new voice in contemporary fiction. Her debut novel, ‘The Magnificent Ruins’, is a masterful exploration of childhood, secrecy, and the ways distance can illuminate hidden truths. Born...

“I am desi, and I belong, in my own way, to a broader global community”

Usha Rungoo, a Mauritian writer, scholar, teacher, speaker, and mother, has won the 2024 Commonwealth Prize for the Africa region.

William Dalrymple is the closest we have to a pop-historian of India. His success in reaching a broad audience stems from his skill as a storyteller, a crucial attribute for historians, especially those seeking to engage readers beyond academic...

"The Inheritance of Loss" by Kiran Desai is set in Kalimpong, India, during the 1980s. The story follows different characters whose lives are shaped by historical and political events.



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