"Characters, even when they are fictional, have ancestry in real life. I think this kind of boorishness is often the foundation of certain instances of male bonding. Particularly those that start very young, as here, or those which share living space, such as in hostels," says Majumdar, the author of the recently published novel "The Remains of the Body".

Sanket Mhatre’s collection of poems reflects on a city in the grip of Covid-19, but also celebrates surviving it.

Zephaniah’s radical rejection of mid-20th century abstract aestheticism in Western poetry has been much commented upon since his death recently.

Ranjit Hoskote’s latest collection of poetry 'Icelight' explores pandemic and global warming-induced annihilation anxiety but finds refuge in poetry and language.

The poet, painter, playwright, and physician was a vital member of the ‘Clearing House’ generation of Bombay poets.

It is no surprise that this book has been long- and shortlisted for several prizes, including the Rama Mehta Writing Grant 2021, Toto Awards for Creative Writing in English 2022, and The Emma Press UK’s manuscript submission programme.

Naveen Kishore’s poetry engages with grief in poetry with bravery, without blinking.

Robin S. Ngangom’s new collection of poems, 'My Invented Land', brings together old and new poetry, engaging with the violent politics of the Northeast and demands of prosody.

A new anthology brings together poetry written by poets who have been incarcerated.

Sukrita's new book, 'Vanishing Words', accommodates a multiplicity of voices and perspectives.

The many different experiences of poets expand the horizon of Indian poetry in English.

The 'Penguin Book of Indian Poets', edited by Jeet Thayil, must be judged for what it excludes as much as for what it includes.

Philip Nikolayev chooses 14 American and Indian poets in a syncretic jugalbandi.

Chandramohan S. builds on his past achievements as a Dalit poet through political and linguistic calisthenics in his new book.

The writer's fourth novel, 'The Middle Finger,' tackles disturbing questions on who gets access to knowledge and who gets to stake a claim on the teacher.

'Open Zero' expresses the frustration, anger and bewilderment that Naz may have felt with global political leaders dragging their feet on climate change action.

Karuna Ezara Parikh’s 'where stories gather' shows the reader why she is so popular on social media.

With its unobtrusive simplicity, poetry on social media platforms has gained immense popularity lately.