No story is too small to be told Banu Mushtaq’s Kannada short stories reveal human nature in its myriad minute manifestations with wit, warmth and vivid detail, all of which come alive in Deepa Bhasthi’s English rendering.">

No story is too small to be told Banu Mushtaq’s Kannada short stories reveal human nature in its myriad minute manifestations with wit, warmth and vivid detail, all of which come alive in Deepa Bhasthi’s English rendering.

Jul 2025Jul 03 2025 Sandhya Rao

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Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi have been in the news after being awarded the International Booker Prize

When women writers meet… ‘Stories are all we have’… Stories and sharing in a number of Indian languages at a recent three-day meet of women writers for children reiterated this fundamental truth in dynamic ways.">

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When women writers meet… ‘Stories are all we have’… Stories and sharing in a number of Indian languages at a recent three-day meet of women writers for children reiterated this fundamental truth in dynamic ways.

May 2025May 29 2025 Sandhya Rao

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When Bangla writer Joya Mitra, quoting and paraphrasing from the American Indian writer Leslie Marmon Silko’s book, Ceremony, said,

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Gujju Maal! We made this dish by slow-boiling dried fruit in milk until it thickened and became a divinely delicious dessert which we named Gujju Maal.

May 2025May 01 2025 Sandhya Rao

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There was a time in our youth when my friend and I made this amazing Gujarati kheer every single time we met,

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The textile to tech journey of a Chettiar industrialist

May 2025May 03 2025 B ‘Nary’ Narayanaswamy Bloomsbury, Chitra Narayanan, Narayanaswamy, The Sona Story

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What were the factors that led up to the birth of the IT industry in Bengaluru in the 1980s?

Our words, and in other words Reflecting upon an article on translation, and a personal memoir.">

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Our words, and in other words Reflecting upon an article on translation, and a personal memoir.

Apr 2025Apr 01 2025 Sandhya Rao

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Reading Jayasree Kalathil’s article on translation, ‘Literary translation and its discontents’, in scroll.in recently

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Making books for children

Mar 2025Mar 03 2025 Zai Whitaker

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Children’s Books: An Indian Story is a treasure for those interested in Indian literature, whether total immersion or a toehold; whether writers, readers, teachers, editors or publishers. It’s an erudite perspective on aspects of our kidlit (children’s literature), which is attracting more and more attention because of its interesting history, our super-multi-cultural people and layered social issues. An awesome task, achieved with excellence by two doyens in this arena, Shailaja Menon and Sandhya Rao. The range and breadth of the subject require minds that are both learned and creative, both characteristics of Shailaja and Sandhya’s characters and works.

A whirlwind of words Lit for Life in Chennai whipped up a storm of writers, speakers, fans and foodies.">

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A whirlwind of words Lit for Life in Chennai whipped up a storm of writers, speakers, fans and foodies.

Mar 2025Mar 03 2025 Sandhya Rao

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There’s a buzz every time the Jaipur LitFest comes along, and this time there was a bigger buzz thanks to the presence of Rishi Sunak who appears to carry quite

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In tune with words Creative geniuses raise our mundane lives to dizzying heights of bliss. May we never ever lose our capacity to float on the wings of inspiration.">