Articles by Chintan Girish Modi
Interview: Maulik Pancholy, author, Nikhil Out Loud
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the actor-activist talks about his experience as an openly gay Indian-American boy
Updated on May 17, 2023 02:41 PM IST
Interview: V Ramaswamy - “I want to rock the system”
On being a Tamilian who translates Bengali novels into English, his activist background, his quest for significant voices, and on translating Manoranjan Byapari
Updated on May 12, 2023 12:34 AM IST
Rohan Chakravarty, author: ‘Humour is a great starting point in discourse’
On immersing himself in discovering micro habitats and in whodunnits to develop his award winning detective mongoose
Updated on May 08, 2023 09:57 PM IST
Review: I Have Autism and I Like to Play Bad Tennis by Debashis Paul
A father’s memoir of raising a son with autism spectrum disorder will comfort parents in similar situations and educate those who know little about the condition
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 10:30 PM IST
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Interview: Tilottama Shome, author, The Kailash Temple at Ellora
On World Heritage Day, a look at the architect and translator’s children’s book on the magnificent temple built by the Rashtrakutas
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 06:30 PM IST
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Navdeep Suri, Translator: It’s satisfying translating something from 100 Yrs Ago
The former diplomat talks about his grandfather Nanak Singh being at Jallianwala Bagh on 13 April 1919, and about translating his work from the original Punjabi
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 07:54 PM IST
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Review: Homeless by K Vaishali
An honest, absorbing, and occasionally funny memoir about the impact of homophobia and ableism on the author’s life
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:58 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Interview: David Wengrow, archaeologist and author - “All writing is a form of activism”
On George Orwell, the British education system, on how archaeology and anthropology are implicated in colonialism and being aware of bias and context
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:14 PM IST
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Report: The Sacred Amritsar 2023
Revolutionary poetry, discussions on books based on the city, great food and music were all part of the first edition of this immersive cultural festival
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 07:14 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
A grand mela of dance, music, literature, and culture
The Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival 2023 stood out for its inclusivity and its inspired programming
Published on Mar 30, 2023 04:09 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Report: Shyam Benegal Retrospective
The recent retrospective of filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s cinema featured screenings of his classic films and discussions by actors who reminisced about working with him
Updated on Mar 28, 2023 08:30 PM IST
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Interview: Saurabh Kirpal, senior advocate and author
On his new book, speaking truth to power, and why marriage equality still hasn’t been achieved in India
Published on Mar 25, 2023 11:47 AM IST
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Sacred Spirit Festival 2023: A river of music that washed away my inner debris
From Manganiyar musicians, Carnatic vocalists, Mongolian throat singers and Uzbek dancers to Bauls and famous players of the Mohan veena, the Sacred Spirit Festival 2023 was an aural feast
Updated on Mar 23, 2023 08:40 PM IST
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Interview: Ben Schott, author, Jeeves and the Leap of Faith - “There is a clarity in the way Wodehouse uses words”
When and how did you fall in love with the work of PG Wodehouse?When I was a child, my father used to read to me
Updated on Mar 17, 2023 05:41 PM IST
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Sharif D Rangnekar, author, Queersapien: ‘Delhi is invested in patriarchy’
Against the backdrop of the government’s opposition to the legalization of same sex marriage, the singer-songwriter and workplace inclusion consultant talks about how discrimination against LGBTQIA people continues in education, health care, homes, workplaces, and in banking and insurance
Updated on Mar 15, 2023 10:30 AM IST
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Mani Rao, translator, Saundarya Lahari: I translate when a text takes hold of me
At the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2023, Rao spoke about ‘Wave of Beauty’, the English translation of the Sanskrit text attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
Updated on Mar 09, 2023 08:02 AM IST
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Report: Kolkata Literary Meet 2023
Refreshing conversations and weighty discussions transpired alongside each other at the 11th edition of the event
Updated on Mar 03, 2023 03:17 PM IST
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Andrew Sean Greer: “I am not very good at being angry”
The author of Less and Less is Lost talks about people being nice to him on Instagram, the fictional representations of older gay men, and about winning the Pulitzer Prize
Published on Feb 24, 2023 08:08 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Review: I Know the Psychology of Rats by Saeed Mirza
Director Saeed Mirza’s emotional tribute to his lifelong friend and sometime collaborator Kundan Shah, director of the classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, is funny and nostalgic
Published on Feb 17, 2023 03:51 PM IST
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Ahlawat Gunjan: ‘The pandemic offered me the gift of time’
The author of Slow is Beautiful, who heads the Design function at Penguin Random House India, talks about his book which attempts to provide an antidote to fast living, technology and visual fatigue
Updated on Feb 16, 2023 01:50 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Review: Sing, Dance and Pray by Hindol Sengupta
This biography of Srila Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, provides an insight into the history of the Hare Krishna movement, which grew out of the interface between Gaudiya Vaishnavism and American counterculture
Published on Feb 10, 2023 04:10 PM IST
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Shehan Karunatilaka – “Writing a queer novel was never my intention”
On his native Sri Lanka, queer rights, civil war, the hungry ghosts of Buddhist literature, and the inspiration behind the central character in his Booker Prize winning novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Published on Feb 03, 2023 09:17 PM IST
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Report: Jaipur Literature Festival 2023
The 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival saw everyone from the Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah and Booker prize winners in attendance and featured interesting sessions that included marginalized voices
Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:40 AM IST
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Salil Tripathi - “These writers exemplify courage in its rawest form”
On the anthology ‘For, In Your Tongue, I Cannot Fit’ about courage and resistance that he co-authored with artist Shilpa Gupta
Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:44 PM IST
Chintan Girish Modi
Report: Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2023
The 14th edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival was packed with sessions on mental health, Partition narratives, queer literature, murder mysteries, translation, graphic novels, food, dance, bookselling, Dalit writing, poetry and historical fiction
Updated on Jan 30, 2023 08:24 AM IST
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Interview: Swethaa S Ballakrishnen, author, Accidental Feminism
The professor of law at the University of California-Irvine on their book which looks at how elite law firms offer an oasis for women within a hostile, predominantly male industry
Updated on Jan 24, 2023 06:29 PM IST
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Interview: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, author, Hoofprints on the Land - “We are part of nature”
On human-animal relationships, advocating for the rights of pastoralists, and working with the Raikas in Rajasthan for over three decades
Updated on Jan 20, 2023 05:07 PM IST
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Alexandra Pringle: ‘I don’t like writing that is showing off’
Bloomsbury’s Editor-in-Chief’s authors include Abdulrazak Gurnah, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ann Patchett and George Saunders, among many others
Updated on Jan 19, 2023 07:50 PM IST
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Review: Sultan: A Memoir by Wasim Akram
The cricketer’s surprisingly honest memoir touches on everything including allegations of match-fixing, his struggle to handle fame, his addiction to cocaine, and the absence of a work-life balance that threatened his marriage
Updated on Jan 12, 2023 08:13 PM IST
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Namita Gokhale: The lure of the Himalaya is like a call to the restless soul
On putting together an anthology of essays — Mystics and Sceptics — that showcases the diverse spiritual traditions of the Himalayan region
Updated on Jan 09, 2023 08:41 PM IST
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