A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
I’ve read two roundups (here and here) of the spectacle that was the 2018 Jaipur Literature Festival (Jan. 24-28), plus avidly followed the hilarious Twitter … Read more
For all the slightly controversial moments on The Mindy Project TV series, for me, one scene stands out as most memorable. In the episode titled … Read more
The 26 essays in Lunch with a Bigot (to be released May 15) are Amitava Kumar’s observations of the world put into words. A mix of … Read more
In A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna, Amitava Kumar explores his hometown taking readers through many Patnas, the myriad cities locked within the city … Read more
Each week, we’re asking different writers, artists and others to share some of their current favorites. This week we feature picks from Amitava Kumar. 1. Ambedkar: … Read more
Two years ago, I found myself at the Asian American Writers Workshop (AAWW) PAGE TURNER Literary Festival after-party in a loft overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge … Read more
“Just the sex. Lose the poetry,” demanded an anonymous erotica collector in the 1940s to novelists Anais Nin and Henry Miller after promising them $1 a … Read more
For a whole generation of readers, particularly Indians or South Asians, the act of watching the new movie “Midnight’s Children” is always going to be … Read more
