Amitava Kumar, speaking at the launch of The Green Book, said he isn't nervous about publishing. He encouraged the audience ...

In the book, V. S. Naipaul described the disadvantaged neighbourhood of Port of Spain in Trinidad. To appreciate Naipaul's social commentary, it is essential to identify and understand the main ...

1st. And so, suddenly, I’m off to India. The last time I had gone it was because of another death—that of Sanjay.’ This notebook belonged to the writer Shiva Naipaul. It has only twenty-eight pages ...

For 200 years the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) existed to “reward literary merit and excite literary talent”. Then one ...

Neil Gaiman, celebrated for progressive values, faces sexual misconduct allegations. Explore the complex legacies of other ...

Sir Vidia Naipaul likes cats, so he cannot be all bad. There is a charming photograph which this magazine used four years ago to illustrate an interview with him. It shows the 2001 Nobel Laureate in ...

On the reading list this week is a coming-of-age story that’s also a tribute to the Indian rock scene, a new English ...

Hanif Kureishi's Shattered is a collection of online dispatches that he dictated randomly to his wife, Isabella, and his ...

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In 'Casting The Buddha,' Shashank Shekhar Sinha explores the journey of Buddhism in India through historical sites, stupas, temples, monasteries, and caves.

Chaudhuri, V.S. Naipaul, and Pankaj Mishra. Recounting their unique patterns of intellectual self-formation, their amateur navigation of a metropolitan canon from the empire’s peripheries ...

Dr. Kelly Crue, a long-time St. Joseph resident, was recently honored as a nominee for the 2025 “Outstanding Educator Award” ...