Sneha Bhura

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Sneha Bhura |Shruti Sonal

Indian writing in English once hogged all the attention. But with translations winning two International Bookers in three years, language lit is finally getting its dueIn 1997, ‘The New Yorker’ assembled ten star Indian novelists into a New York studio and declared a literary renaissance. Salman Rushdie, in his now-infamous introduction to ‘The Vintage Book of Indian Writing’, published the same year, claimed Indian writing in English had eclipsed work in India’s 18 recognised languages.

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Sneha Bhura |Shruti Sonal

Indian writing in English once hogged all the attention. But with translations winning two International Bookers in three years, language lit is finally getting its dueIn 1997, ‘The New Yorker’ assembled ten star Indian novelists into a New York studio and declared a "literary renaissance". Salman Rushdie, in his now-infamous introduction to ‘The Vintage Book of Indian Writing’, published the same year, claimed Indian writing in English had eclipsed work in India’s 18 recognised languages.

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Sneha Bhura

Meet the people battling to save this vanishing legacy A hundred years ago, Paris hosted the 1925 Exposition that gave Art Deco its name. The movement would captivate the world. Its language — sunbursts, zigzags, a blend of lavish curves with sharp symmetry, ancient motifs with modern materials — turned architecture into theatre. Unlike past styles that clung to tradition, Deco was restless. It travelled fast and shapeshifted easily, absorbing local flavours from Madras to Mumbai.

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Sneha Bhura

The Aamir Aziz-Anita Dube controversy isn’t a one-off. Creative work is easily ‘borrowed’ in this digital age but few have the stomach for long courtroom battlesThe Hindus living in the border areas of Rajasthan and in Pakistan’s Sindh region are divided by a map, but their connections go deep. Discrimination, economic hardships and pressure to convert often lead to them making the cross-border trek to India, despite the uncertainty of visas.

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Sneha Bhura

The Aamir Aziz-Anita Dube controversy isn’t a one-off. Creative work is easily ‘borrowed’ in this digital age but few have the stomach for long courtroom battlesEarlier this month, a Delhi gallery quietly exhibited a painting by artist Anita Dube featuring lines from poet-activist Aamir Aziz’s protest poem ‘Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega’. The words rang loud, but the poet’s name didn’t. These weren’t anonymous verses floating through the internet.