Thursday, March 28, 2024

Literature

Book review: My People Shall Live by Leila Khaled

‘My People Shall Live’ is the autobiography of the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) revolutionary Leila Khaled who attempted two plane hijacks- TWA Flight 840 and El-Al Flight 219 in 1969 and 1970 in order to free her people who were being held as prisoners in Israel, as well as bring the Palestinian cause to the forefront. The book, originally published in 1973, was edited by George Hajjar. 

Art Deco, aspiration, and air in middle cinema

I was already a mother when I first came to know that the house I live in is called Art Deco by architects and academics.

Milan Kundera, author of ‘Unbearable Lightness of Being’, dies at 94

Czech writer Milan Kundera, who explored being and betrayal over half a century in poems, plays, essays and novels including The Unbearable Lightness of Being, has died aged 94 after a prolonged illness.

I was not informed about Gandhi Peace Prize being awarded to Gita Press: Jury member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said Tuesday that though he was a jury member of Gandhi Peace Prize, he was kept in the dark about the decision to award 2021 Prize to the Gita Press, the publishing house which is associated with Hindu nationalism.

Perumal Murugan makes International Booker Prize 2023 longlist with ‘Pyre’

Perumal Murugan, a renowned Tamil author, has made it to the longlist of the International Booker Prize 2023 for his book 'Pyre'. The book, originally written in Tamil, has been translated into English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan. This marks the first time that Tamil has appeared on the prestigious award's longlist.

Sarbpreet Singh’s new book talks about ordinary lives disfigured and disrupted by 1984 Sikh Massacre

Sarbpreet Singh's new publication Night of the restless spirits: Stories from 1984 becomes yet another witness of the horrors faced by the Sikh community of India. The author has captured the essence of the jeopardized Sikh identity in the Indian context and traced it back to the nightmarish events in history.

Dalit scholar Suraj Yengde signs deal to write biography of Ambedkar

Juggernaut Books, on Monday, announced their deal with Dr Suraj Yengde to write a biography of B.R Ambedkar. Yengde, India's leading Dalit scholar and public intellectual, is an author of the...
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When I saw Gujarat riot on TV, my whole world changed: Author Tazmeen Amna on mental health and Islamophobia

Tazmeen Amna is an author of Goner and The Incredible Adventures of Mr. Cheeks, both published by Penguin Random House India. Tazmeen, a graduate in English literature from Lady Shri Ram College for Women also holds an MBA degree but likes to think of herself as a visual and literary artist (mixed medium). She is no stranger to mental illness and is thus passionate about and committed to raising awareness about mental health issues. Tazmeen's new novel GONER follows a young woman in her mid-twenties, trying to juggle the dark and intoxicating side of life, memories of an abusive ex-boyfriend, remains of a broken family, and mental health issues.

Poems from the ‘other’ side

From banning artists to setting up a fundamentalist narrative around poems of Faiz Ahmad Faiz- the populist regime has tried it all. Another reason for this hate has been the progressive approach of poets like Faiz and Habib Jalib. So, the aim of these translations is to write back to the ‘populist’ regime with love like Urdu always has. I dedicate these poems to all the sane souls of both sides of the border.
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Poem: Akhil Gogoi, Incarcerated

In the path of struggle without Akhil, the people’s struggle in Assam has come to a standstill— banners, placards, and a few slogans still holding value are lying on the streets.

Eating Wasps: An insightful and riveting read

Eating wasps is a subtle discourse on sexual liberation in a male-dominated society. It will unsettle and disturb you just like chewing a wasp.
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Lolita in memoirs

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi is a book that speaks such volumes to the reader that she would not read but rather devour it. One can call it whatever she sees the most in the book, either a political or a literary analysis or just a detailed account of the experiences of a passionate Professor of English Literature in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

‘Rendered Stateless Not Voiceless’: Rohingyas in India sketch their stories in a comic book

A comic book called Rendered Stateless Not Voiceless shows us the life of Rohingya refugees in India. The book was written and sketched by Rohingyas as part of Put together by World Comics India, a collective that promotes comics as a communication and empowerment tool for the marginalized.
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Abdul Wahid Sheikh discusses his book ‘Begunah Qaidi’ [Video]

"Begunah Qaidi (Innocent prisoner) by Abdul Wahid Sheikh, one of the most important books to be published in Urdu in the last decade, is perhaps the first police procedural...

In pictures: Delhi’s historic Sunday book market reopens at new address

"We are proud of what we do. We provide cheaper alternatives for a poor country starving to learn. They say ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao,’ but where else are people...
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Carnegie Medal for children’s book authors awarded for the first time to a Black Woman

Dominican-American Elizabeth Acevedo won the prestigious children’s award for her debut novel "The Poet X."

Award winning author Arundhati Roy to publish her new book ‘My Seditious Heart’ on June 6th

The book which will be published by Hamish Hamilton consists of 1000 pages. Roy’s new book is set to hit desks by 6th June 2019
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