Dec 7, 20132 minWounds We ReapBook: Savage Harvest Author: Mohinder Singh Sarna Translated by Navtej Sarna Publication: Rupa 249 pages Price: Rs 295 Punjabi literature...
Oct 1, 20131 minThe Exile Interview with Shubra Majumdar | AIRAn interview with AIR host Shubra Majumdar. Navtej Sarna talks about his latest book 'The Exile'. Listen to the interview below:
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Aug 3, 20134 minRemembrances of things pastThe rain pours down. The glowering grey of the clouds thickens the green of the neem, the jamun, even the keekar trees of Delhi. Traffic...
Jun 1, 20135 minFrom easy rider to revolutionaryBrowsing the bursting bookshelves at Bangalore’s bookshop, Blossoms, I found myself hoping for a small miracle: that from the piles of...
May 4, 20134 minPoems on the SandSome half a century ago, Paula Ben-Gurion, wife of Israel’s first Prime Minister looked over the hedge while pottering around her Tel...
Mar 3, 20135 minThe superfluous manIt’s the same space in the sky, but that’s about it. The tall, straight-lined and right-angled Intourist Hotel, the pride of Soviet...
Mar 1, 20133 minDid He or Didn’t He?Many of India’s diplomatic missions and residences abroad occupy beautiful and historic buildings: the Ambassador’s residence in Cairo...
Feb 3, 20135 minOf Valour SublimeFor several days now, the military bands have been practising beyond my office window, perfecting their march down to Vijay Chowk and...