Dec 1, 20125 minE.M. Forster chews ‘paan’A passage to India in the company of E.M. Forster Occasional writing is a much neglected and sometimes denigrated genre probably because...
Nov 3, 20124 minRage, rage against the dying of the lightTracing Dylan Thomas’s steps to his favourite watering hole, the White Horse Tavern, New York. I am in literary legend land in downtown...
Nov 1, 20124 minShort stopoverNavtej Sarna’s short story collection is here. As is Prajwal Parajuly’s. Will they usher in good times for short story writers in a...
Nov 1, 20125 minThe unquiet EnglishmanThe Quiet American throws light on Graham Greene's personal life and is a vivid demonstration of his affirmed anti-Americanism. An early...
Jun 2, 20125 minOf Lords, aunts and pigsRenewing one's acquaintance with Wodehouse is not unlike the timely pick-me-up administered by Jeeves to Bertie on the morning after the...
May 5, 20124 minStoryteller sublimeEli Amir's novels examine issues of identity and the true meaning of exile. It is the best hour of the day in Jerusalem. The...
Mar 3, 20125 minOf Writers and writersWhile some have all the time in the world to just put pen to paper, there are some authors who work all day and write at night. Judging...
Dec 3, 20114 minTo savour and swirl50 Great Short Stories, edited by Milton Crane is a remarkable collection with a huge variety of settings, subjects and styles but...
Sep 3, 20115 minPoetry on a perfect pitchIt was by accident that Sir Neville Cardus started writing on cricket. He ended up becoming its most stylish chronicler and it's a...