For nearly 38 years on the trot, Gopal Ram Gahmari (1866-1946) edited 'Jasoos,’ Hindi's first detective monthly. He also wrote novels and translated Tagore. Sadly, in a country obsessed with crime fiction and literary sleuths, his legacy remains overlooked.
Ashutosh Thakur

If We Say Yes lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

On signing letters, even as we may not agree with every word.

Yes, academics, it’s actually possible to prioritise solidarity over nitpicking and nuance.

Why I fell in love with Nilanjana Roy, part 1
Praise for Runner *and* my journalism from the Jaipur litfest stage!
*And* being aligned with the best of the best = Neha Dixit Pragya Tiwari Supriya Sharma Betwa Sharma
Thank you @nilanjanasroy and paving the way for us too

'Chronicle... cements the arrival of a fine literary talent.'

Read Saurabh (they/them)'s review of Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari's brilliant debut, Chronicle of an Hour and a Half.

Available at all bookstores and online.

A Suitable Agency
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Amazing how so many political observers — some self-proclaimed, of course — think it’s the first time that a certain man has sunk to a new low in his speeches. He’s made a career out of saying & doing the most atrocious things while you all called him a “charismatic speaker.”

Why is it so difficult to get in touch with your customer service Amazon India?

Amid all critiquing Smith’s essay (aptly so), why isn’t anyone calling out those CO-responsible? & the KEY role of literary gatekeepers/editors? Who decided Smith deserves the mic here? Has New Yorker offered the mic to ANY Pal-estinian for “complexity”? How many major pubs have?

Debut novelist Atharva Pandit discusses exploring the complexities of human behaviour in HURDA. “Just because someone has the ‘right’ stance about something does not necessarily mean that they are an overall decent person.”

Interview by Saurabh (they/them) thechakkar.com/home/atharvapa…

I had an interview with lovely Saurabh (they/them) about my book: The Political Life of Memory.

“Birsa Munda is a political maverick for me. A 19th-century anticolonial canon, he made a clarion call, reinstating “Abua Disum, Abua Raj” (My Village, my rule)

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Interviewed Rahul Ranjan for Writerly Life’s latest issue on his bool #ThePoliticalLifeOfMemory : #BirsaMundaInContemporaryIndia .

Cambridge University Press

Read?

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“I realized HURDA cannot be one person’s story”—An interview with Atharva Pandit
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The debut novelist discusses why he chose to render the true-crime story as fiction in ‘Hurda’, the polyphonic nature of the narrative, and more. By Saurabh (they/them)

thechakkar.com/home/atharvapa…

Loved the book.
Loved Atharva Pandit’s responses.

Read this interview here: thechakkar.com/home/atharvapa…

Bloomsbury India

Mayhem in Malappuram—I review Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s #ChronicleOfAnHourAndAHalf for Hindustan Times manjula narayan

“Chronicle... cements the arrival of a fine literary talent.”

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Context Westland Books #BookTwitter

Just watched Heeramandi. Found everything but heermandi in it.

I mean either you don’t set your story in 1940’s Lahore, or if you do- you don’t set it in Agra’s landscape, Delhi’s Urdu, Lakhnavi dresses and 1840’s vibe. My not-so-sorry Lahori self can’t really let it go.

🗞️Friends, some news: On World Press Freedom Day, excited to share that I'm starting The Plank—a new magazine to help our readers become better citizens.

Here is our manifesto/pitch call: theplank.co/pitch-call

Send me story ideas.

Can you please share/RT? Thank you!

‘To see Hindu nationalism as a monolith or as historically inevitable rather than engineered is to give its agenda power.’

#DevikaRege talks to Saurabh (they/them) about her stunning debut novel #Quarterlife . Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com/books/devika-r…

‘Accessible, immersive and searing’ Read Saurabh (they/them)’s review of DESCENT INTO PARADISE by Daniel Bosley – an essential account of the Maldives in Business Standard:
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The latest issue of #WriterlyLife features an interview with priya hajela, author of #LadiesTailor . HarperCollins

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