By Jayshree Misra Tripathi Bama Bama Faustina Soosairaj was born on 14 March 1958, in the village of W. Puthupathy in Tamil Nadu. Her father was in the Indian Army and her mother worked as a coolie. It was her mother, Bama says, who brought her up as a sensitive human being. Bama’s childhood had […]

By Meghana. L The 1947 partition of British India created two new countries: Pakistan and independent India. This event had severe consequences, culturally, socially, politically, as well as economically. It displaced about two crore people, of which around two to ten lakh people lost their lives. Several books have since been written that attempt to […]

Authors like Sharadindu Bandopadhyay and Satyajit Ray created immortal detective characters like Byomkesh Bakshi and Feluda, who captured the attention of their readers for years. Here is the list of mystery writers who created some more memorable Indian fictional detectives and secured a unique place for themselves in the world of literature.    –By Srinidhi Murthy […]

Regional literature is an important part of the Indian literary tradition. Read about five such influential contemporary Kannada writers who have showcased their talent on a global level.

Ghazal is an age-old form of poetry popular in the South Asian subcontinent. Read about five iconic Ghazal writers who have left their mark on this art form.

Read about Ratnavali, a Sanskrit drama about Princess Ratnavali of Simhala,the work of a master playwright, the 7th-century poet-king Harshavardhana of Kanauj.

Read about Kapala Kundala, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's second novel, that explores the themes of marriage, trust and sacrificial practices.

Read about Manonmaniam, an epic play by Tamil scholar and playwright P. Sundaram Pillai, which has been adapted by into a comic, Manonmani, by Amar Chitra Katha.