‘The Messenger’: A Short Story by Niyantha Shekar
Every day as the sun rose in Neelapaakam, a small village facing the Indian Ocean, the men set sail in search of fish to send … Read more
Read an Excerpt From A.X. Ahmad’s New Thriller: ‘The Last Taxi Ride’
In Last Taxi Ride, New York City taxi driver Ranjit Singh, hero of A.X. Ahmad’s heralded debut The Caretaker, has 10 days to prove his innocence. Bollywood film icon … Read more
Read a Chapter from Anand Pandian’s New Book ‘Ayya’s Accounts’
Ayya‘s Accounts: A Ledger of Hope in Modern India, explores the life of an ordinary man — orphan, refugee, shopkeeper, and grandfather — during a … Read more
Our Grandparents’ Stories and Ourselves — A Review of ‘Ayya’s Accounts: A Ledger of Hope in Modern India’
I recently read the book Anand Pandian wrote with his grandfather M. P. Mariappan called Ayya’s Accounts: A Ledger of Hope in Modern India. At first … Read more
‘The Time Machine’ Author Nikesh Shukla on Food and Grief
“We grew up in households where food was important. We grew up in households where the kitchen was the centre of our universes. The main … Read more
‘Born Confused’ & ‘Bombay Blues’ Author Tanuja Desai Hidier on What ABCD Means to Her
ABCD, or American Born Confused Desi, is a term first generation South Asians in America, and elsewhere, have for these second generation Americans who are … Read more
Read an Excerpt from Saba Imtiaz’s ‘Karachi, You’re Killing Me!’
Karachi, You’re Killing Me! by Saba Imtiaz has been termed “Bridget Jones’s Diary meets The Diary of a Social Butterfly — a comedy of manners … Read more
‘The Lover’: New Fiction by Karthick RM
A sunny day in Kovil Street. The first thing you notice is the dirt. Second, the abundance of people and flies. The pookaari was in … Read more
‘A Grown-Ass Man’: An Excerpt by Alykhan Boolani from ‘Salaam, Love’
In Salaam, Love editors Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi provide a space for American Muslim men to speak openly about their romantic lives, offering frank, … Read more
Review of Ms. Marvel Issue #3: ‘I Am So Dead’
Note: This post contains spoilers for those who haven’t read the third issue of Ms. Marvel. Issue #3 is available for purchase on Amazon and Comixology. Issue #3 … Read more
