‘On Being Brown in America’: An Excerpt From Amitava Kumar’s Lunch With A Bigot
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
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Read an Excerpt From Amitava Kumar’s Ode to Patna ‘A Matter of Rats’
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
The Aerogram’s Quick Picks of the Week: Writer and Journalist Amitava Kumar
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
Midnight’s Children: ‘Like Forrest Gump, With Brown People’
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
