I write because it makes for a great excuse to skip gym sessions, wiggle out of social commitments, and on certain occasions, get by the entire day without showing any signs of life.
Your partner is your friend and your confidant. If they are not, then in this day and age, why even bother committing?
Though largely invisible in histories of the First World War, over 550,000 men in the ranks of the Indian army were non-combatants.
“I write multiple books at a time, I go to workshops, I just started my career in acting. I wish sometimes that I had a less restless soul.” – Sudha Menon
With many well-known authors taking the stage, the day-long Gurgaon Readers’ Fest focused on several literary and cultural discussions. Curated by Kiranjeet Chaturvedi, founder of Write & Beyond, the event also provided an opportunity for local readers to write and share their poetry with the audience. Playwright Vanessa Ohri directed a dramatic reading of poetry […]
With the year 2018 coming to a close, here is a list of books by Indian women writers that created ripples. Set largely in the early part of the 20th century, Man Booker Prize-nominated author, Anuradha Roy’s All the Lives We Never Lived is a compelling story about the disintegration of a family narrated by […]
SheThePeople‘s FB Live today saw an informative, fun and reflective conversation featuring Kiran Manral, Apurva Purohit, Madhuri Banerjee and Meghna Pant. These kickass ladies discussed about writing and how it’s so essential, now more than ever, to have more women writers in the country. The four engaged in an excellent discussion, revealing the tricks of […]
Inaugurated on 12th March 1954 the Sahitya Akademi Awards are to date the most relevant awards to promote and honour regional and mainstream literature in India. Aiming to build a pool of literary voices from all parts of the country that belong to different sections of the Indian society, Sahitya Akademi, however, hasn’t recognised works […]
Rheea Mukherjee is the founder of the Bangalore Writer’s Workshop and Write Leela Write, a Design and Content Laboratory, which helps startups and brands create, conceptualise, and execute their business vision. Mukherjee grew up in the US and in India. She has worked as a street theatre artist and then as a social worker in Denver, […]
American author Annie Dillard had once said, “At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then — and only then — it is handed to you.” Sitting […]
