Sofia Khan is Not Obliged
As someone who once sat in front of an editor and pitched an ‘Asian Bridget Jones saves publishing industry’* feature idea I was
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Reviews
The latest releases, retreats, products and services reviewed and digested.
Poetry collections: pick of the best
Small Hands by Mona Arshi This debut collection is small but perfectly formed. The poems are diverse, each deeply personal which offer insight
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A Bad Character by Deepti Kapoor
reviewed by Jane Wallace There is more than one bad character in this darkly beautiful novel: the term could equally be applied to
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The Fifth Man by Bani Basu, translated by Arunava Sinha
reviewed by Divya Dubey Bani Basu is one of the most prolific writers in Bengal and a recipient of the Tarashankar Award forAntarghaat (Treason),
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Iqbal: The Life of a Poet, Philosopher and Politician by Zafar Anjum
reviewed by Nigel Collett Two poets bestrode the cultural life of the Hindu and Muslim communities of India before Partition: for the Hindus,
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The Golden Pigeon by Shahid Siddiqui
reviewed by Divya Dubey The Golden Pigeon, Shahid Siddiqui’s debut work of fiction, is best described not so much as a historical novel
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My Name Is – review
My Name is….tells the real story of Molly Campbell, who hit headlines in 2006 after running away to Pakistan to live with her
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Review: Fragments of Riversong
by Susmita Bhattacharya After a long wait, short stories have finally found a place of their own in the literary world. Alice Munro
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The Husbands, Curve Leicester – review
The Husbands, written by Sharmila Chauhan and directed by Janet Steel Reviewed by Farhana Shaikh If this is what a feminist utopia
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Bangladeshi Feminism and Shabnam Nadiya’s ‘Teacher Shortage’ in Lifelines
The normative definition of feminism is the endorsement of women’s rights, particularly that of achieving equality to men. This could be political, social,
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