Anyone who claims to indulge in reading Indian English literature must have heard about Chetan Bhagat. The phenomena that annunciated the revolution in Indian English fiction – making it accessible, simple, friendly and 'consumable'. Before Bhagat, one might say, common…
Dr Haseena Chokkiyil, before anything else, poses herself as a mother and that helps all those who come to her for advice, suggestions and counselling (mostly women). And from those sessions, interactions and conversations on a wide range of issues…
Reading mythological fiction inspired by the myriad world of Hindu scriptures always fascinates me. Many authors have impressed me with their skills and selection of themes. Prominent among them are Amish Tripathi and Ashwin Sanghi. If I have to choose…
Many Indian authors are coming with many new ideas and themes. They are not only enriching the horizon of Indian writing but also adding many colours to the wheel of Indian literature that is spinning for many centuries. Gaurav Upadhyay,…
Hindi literature cannot be compared to literature in any other language. Hindi literature before 1947 and a few years after our independence from the Britishers who were ready to do anything to destroy, distort and destabilise India just because they…
Though Ashwin Sanghi is not untouched by the blames and charges that we often ascribe to the writings by Bhagat, Tripathi and others in the rally, there are some crucial points in the literature produced by him that keeps him…
The entry of Aurijit Ganguli on the horizon of Indian English fiction asserts the perception that reading habits of Indian readers are flexible enough to accept and reject things rather than being rigid and stubborn. The novelist who has made…
Indian authors have been very intuitive and traditionally equipped with the ability to explore newness and, eventually, providing their readers with the same qualities. There are many Indian authors who are new in the writing industry and have been trying…
