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“Writing these poems did ask for honesty that was complete and more courageous.” – Nomita Kapur (Author- Days of Recovery)

2 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Nomita Kapur to talk about her latest poetry collection, Days of Recovery- Poems (Speaking...

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“Serendipity runs through every book experience — bookshops, even online platforms — but it peaks at the bazaar and bottoms out on Amazon.”- Kanupriya Dhingra (Author, The Sunday Book Bazaar)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with author Kanupriya Dhingra where we spoke about her latest book, The Sunday Book Bazaar-Daryaganj...

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“Writing the scenes that required Shashi to shed her grandmotherly instincts and become a woman with desires didn’t come naturally.”- Sudha Subramanian

1 month ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with author Sudha Subramanian where we discuss her debut novel The Invisible Lines (Vishwakarma Publications,...

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“I started this translation as part of my project of putting together the oral history of my family. But not even halfway through, I realised this was a treasure trove.”-Rajyashree Dutt (Translator- The Maker of Eternity)

2 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with writer and editor, Rajyashree Dutt who translated The Maker of Eternity- A Memoir Across...

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“I have been investigating the Goan presence in East Africa for nearly two decades, and have written three books on the subject as well as headed a major grant-aided project in the UK to record their oral histories.”- Selma Carvalho (Author- Guts, Glory and Empire)

2 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with her to discuss her latest book, Guts, Glory and Empire (Speaking Tiger, 2026). Selma...

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“Each tradition in our plural society is fluid. It is this fluidity that has created a shared space; it is this fluidity that constructed our shared inheritance; our sanjhi virasat, that shaped a soft, gentle, tolerant culture.” Neera Chandhoke (Author, Languages of Freedom)

2 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with author Neera Chandhoke to discuss her latest book, Languages of Freedom (Speaking Tiger, 2026)....

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“I am notorious for bestowing main character energy on cities. And Calcutta felt like the perfect city for him to appear in.” – Sonia Bahl (Author, Eighteen Inches Apart)

3 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with author Sonia Bahl about her latest book, Eighteen Inches Apart (Fingerprint! Publishing, 2026) where...

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“Writing the book, more than anything, was an act of personal discovery.”- Nikhil Kulkarni (Author, My Summer of Cricket)

3 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Sydney-based author Nikhil Kulkarni who talks about his debut book My Summer of Cricket...

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“All I want to do is tell an intriguing story that’s worth a reader’s time.” Salini Vineeth, Author (The Tree, the Well & the Drag Queen)

5 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with author Salini Vineeth, where we discuss her latest book, The Tree, the Well &...

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“When writers, artists, scientists, and innovators are guided by compassion, their work can shape awareness and inspire collective responsibility.” Kailash Satyarthi

5 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi as we speak about his latest book, Karuna...

“Writing these poems did ask for honesty that was complete and more courageous.” – Nomita Kapur (Author- Days of Recovery)

“Serendipity runs through every book experience — bookshops, even online platforms — but it peaks at the bazaar and bottoms out on Amazon.”- Kanupriya Dhingra (Author, The Sunday Book Bazaar)

“Writing the scenes that required Shashi to shed her grandmotherly instincts and become a woman with desires didn’t come naturally.”- Sudha Subramanian

“I started this translation as part of my project of putting together the oral history of my family. But not even halfway through, I realised this was a treasure trove.”-Rajyashree Dutt (Translator- The Maker of Eternity)

“I have been investigating the Goan presence in East Africa for nearly two decades, and have written three books on the subject as well as headed a major grant-aided project in the UK to record their oral histories.”- Selma Carvalho (Author- Guts, Glory and Empire)

“Each tradition in our plural society is fluid. It is this fluidity that has created a shared space; it is this fluidity that constructed our shared inheritance; our sanjhi virasat, that shaped a soft, gentle, tolerant culture.” Neera Chandhoke (Author, Languages of Freedom)

“I am notorious for bestowing main character energy on cities. And Calcutta felt like the perfect city for him to appear in.” – Sonia Bahl (Author, Eighteen Inches Apart)

“Writing the book, more than anything, was an act of personal discovery.”- Nikhil Kulkarni (Author, My Summer of Cricket)

“All I want to do is tell an intriguing story that’s worth a reader’s time.” Salini Vineeth, Author (The Tree, the Well & the Drag Queen)

“When writers, artists, scientists, and innovators are guided by compassion, their work can shape awareness and inspire collective responsibility.” Kailash Satyarthi

Book Excerpt: Beyond our Births by Antara Mukherjee

Book Review: Federalism

Literary Events: Workshops at The Story Company India in August and September

Essay: The Fear of Phad Phad is Legit

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