literature

Family’s literary pursuits fostered my values: Dalmia

Family’s literary pursuits fostered my values: Dalmia

Businessman Nidhi Dalmia talks about his latest novel, Afternoon, which talks about lives of three individuals in the 1960s

August 17, 2023

Picking the lighter side of poets

Octogenarian KL Narang Saaqi has spent his life compiling humour, witty sayings of Urdu litterateurs while balancing his passion with…

May 1, 2023

Delhi’s Urdu Bazaar and the slow death of a language

The lane that is now seen as the go-to place for kebabs and other Mughlai cuisines was once the hub…

July 18, 2022

Vita Nova in Delhi: An artistic tryst with Dante

The legendary Italian poet Dante Alighieri’s literature inspires the art and craft exhibition titled ‘Vita Nova’, which brings together Italian…

May 19, 2022

Ray’s ‘Sandesh’ for kids

India International Centre’s exhibition Aap kya Sandesh Laya celebrates Satyajit Ray and his contribution in the world of literature Celebrating…

June 15, 2021

Jaipur to Lahore, litfests go online

With the ongoing pandemic, literary fests are adapting to the changing times while bringing people across borders together in the…

February 24, 2021

Rediscovering Shakespeare

The lockdown has awakened a creative urge in many. Seventeen-year-old Shivam Sahni too had made the most of this time  …

December 15, 2020

Rare Booknook

The store ‘Chapter 101’ is as rare in today’s world as the books it holds, bought from unlikely places by…

July 21, 2018