Literary art is diverse and multilingual even within our country. With millions of texts depicting scores of lives regionally, it is difficult for these texts to be read widely if it is not written in a popular language like Hindi or English. For that, there is a small community of authors who take it upon […]

For the fourth panel at the Women Writers’ Fest in Mumbai, theatre actors Dolly Thakore and Ira Dubey sat down with moderator Sudha Menon for a candid and spunky conversation on Feisty Women and Feisty Stories. From success and failure, and experimenting with jobs and life, Thakore and Dubey relegated the audience with personal stories, which […]

Gender creates certain invisible boundaries on us. So as an author is it then easier to write about your own gender? What are the challenges that writers face when they try to write from the perspective of the opposite gender? In the second panel “Men writing Women’s Stories” at Women Writers Fest 2019 in Mumbai, […]

Ever wondered how writers choose to develop a woman’s character? Are women thoughtfully written in stories these days? How do you show the world that a woman suffering from depression can be both bold and sincere at the same time? What makes a writer weave magic with her words when writing a strong woman’s journey […]

The world of glamour remains an enigma to most of us. However, women who have been insiders to the industry say there is a very unglamorous side to their professions, which often goes unmentioned. The first panel discussion at Women Writer’s Festival Mumbai 2019 was called “Behind the Glamour.” Freelance film journalist Karishma Upadhyay was in […]