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The Only City: Short Stories on Bombay’s Many Lives

A reflective reading of The Only City, this piece explores how Bombay—through its people, dreams, and contradictions—becomes both the backdrop and the beating heart of this modern collection of short stories.
On Truth That Fiction Tells Through Lies

Reflecting on Salman Rushdie’s defence of imaginative fiction, this short essay discusses his call to “find truth through lies” and argues that true storytelling begins where realism ends and dreaming begins.
Book Review: The Forever Green Lore and Legends of Kerala

Sreekumari Ramachandran’s latest book on Kerala is invaluable as a reference, but it falters as a pleasurable read due to its flat, over-edited prose and lack of narrative thread.
The Interplay of Soul and Body in The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Let’s examine how Milan Kundera contrasts body and soul in his novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, with Tomas embodying the restless desires of the body and Tereza symbolising the wounded longing of the soul.
Lightness and Weight: Philosophical Explorations of The Unbearable Lightness of Being

This essay examines the opening section, Lightness and Weight, in Milan Kundera’s novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, showing how Kundera reworks Nietzsche’s idea of eternal recurrence into a meditation on whether life is meaningful as heavy burden or fleeting lightness.
Serpents, Myths, and the Ancient Faith of India: Reading K Hari Kumar’s Naaga

This essay explores K Hari Kumar’s Naaga, a book that delves into serpent worship in India while discussing both its mythic richness and its narrative shortcomings.
Once Upon a Summer: Manjul Bajaj’s Time Travel Through Fiction

Manjul Bajaj’s latest novel Once upon a Summer takes you through the layered worlds of New York, Middlesbrough, Nainital and beyond, weaving love and history and memory into a dreamlike narrative.
On the Banks of the Pampa: Rereading the Ramayana with Volga

The essay discusses Volga’s latest book On the Banks of the Pampa, exploring its reimagining of Sabari, the vivid evocation of nature, and its questioning of power, progress, and freedom.