Priya Hajela

Memoir or Fiction

A family means different things to different people in different parts of the world. It is often a word fraught…

2 years ago

You Write Well If you Read Well

Reading well doesn’t just mean reading a lot. It also means reading closely to see what the author is doing…

2 years ago

Are women’s successes being recognised today?

Several lists of India’s most influential people include Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister at the top, followed by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon…

2 years ago

Can Writing Be Taught?

The perennial question - Can writing be taught? - is asked by aspiring writers, by people without MFAs, by people…

2 years ago

The Short Story-Short only in Form

There are standalone short stories that get published in literary magazines, one at a time, staggered across multiple publications and…

2 years ago

Rebellion of 1857: The varied voices

Much has been written about the Mutiny of 1857, referred to variously as the Sepoy Mutiny or the Indian Rebellion…

2 years ago

The Pale Blue Eye

The film The Pale Blue Eye, starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling (as Edgar Allen Poe) is a story that…

2 years ago

The Pale Blue Eye

The film The Pale Blue Eye, starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling (as Edgar Allen Poe) is a story that…

2 years ago

Anthony Bourdain in India

Anthony Bourdain is best known for his travel show, Parts Unknown and for his book, Kitchen Confidential. The immensely popular…

2 years ago

The road not taken

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel…

3 years ago

Co-existing with stray dogs

Say anything about stray dogs, and there are some typical responses: Some say they are okay if you don’t bother…

3 years ago

You must belong to<br>at least one

It is believed that book clubs first started in the United States in the 17th century. The first book clubs…

3 years ago