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Judging the Cover: An interview with award-winning book designer Bena Sareen
21 October 2026
Judging the Cover: An interview with award-winning book designer Bena Sareen
21 October 2026

Bena Sareen, winner of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize, speaks about her latest honour and the “huge responsibility” of designing a memorable literary cover. By Chittajit Mitra

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21 October 2026
The Fraught Relationship Between Reality and Spectacle in Telugu Cinema
18 October 2026
The Fraught Relationship Between Reality and Spectacle in Telugu Cinema
18 October 2026

The problematic representation of women in many recent Telugu blockbusters like Peddi and the Pushpa films have stoked controversy. When mainstream commercial cinema consistently turns the sexualisation of women into entertainment, who should be responsible for the world these images help create? By Sumithra Prasanna

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18 October 2026
The Gravedigger’s Soliloquy
15 October 2026
The Gravedigger’s Soliloquy
15 October 2026

Poem by Anju Devadas R D: ‘someone once said / the soul is lighter than breath / but the soil keeps secrets / the sky cannot hold.’

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15 October 2026
Golchakkar: Dispatches from Australia
Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 24/10/21 Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 24/10/21

Golchakkar: Dispatches from Australia

Golchakkar Series - The October panel of our virtual literary talk featured Christopher Raja and Roanna Gonsalves: Dispatches from Australia.

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Golchakkar: The Evolving Pathways of Publishing
Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 16/09/21 Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 16/09/21

Golchakkar: The Evolving Pathways of Publishing

Golchakkar Series - The September panel of our virtual literary talk features Akshat Gupta and Kiriti Sengupta: The Evolving Pathways of Publishing.

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Golchakkar: Indian Literature from a Queer Lens
Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 12/08/21 Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 12/08/21

Golchakkar: Indian Literature from a Queer Lens

Golchakkar Series - The August panel of our virtual literary talk featured Ruth Vanita and Aditya Tiwari.: Indian Literature from a Queer Lens.

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Golchakkar: Dispatches from Latin America
Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 19/07/21 Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 19/07/21

Golchakkar: Dispatches from Latin America

Golchakkar Series - The July panel of our virtual literary talk features Shelly Bhoil and Abhay K.: Dispatches from Latin America.

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Golchakkar: Graphic Narratives from India
Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 19/06/21 Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 19/06/21

Golchakkar: Graphic Narratives from India

Golchakkar Series - The June panel of our virtual literary talk features Sharanya Manivannan, Varud Gupta, and Devapriya Roy: Graphic Narratives from India.

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Golchakkar: Poetry and the Pandemic
Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 16/05/21 Literature, Golchakkar The Chakkar 16/05/21

Golchakkar: Poetry and the Pandemic

Golchakkar Series - The May panel of our virtual literary talk features Sonnet Mondal, Anju Makhija, Aakriti Kuntal, and Ashwani Kumar: Poetry and the Pandemic.

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