Literature
The Boatswain: Authority and Power Politics in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest contains a minor character, the Boatswain, who is rarely examined, yet is pivotal to understanding not only the dynamics of the..
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Book Reviews
Jamini Roy’s Unbroken Lines: A joyous, interactional engagement with an iconic artist
Rituparna Roy reviews Jamina Roy’s Unbroken Lines
Book Reviews
This Damp House by Bibhu Padhi
Kabir Deb reviews Bibhu Padhi’s collection This Damp House.
Creative Non-Fiction
Statues and the Colonised Mind
Statues do many things. They tell or repress a story about the past. They tell us about ourselves. They make us feel uneasy or can inspire. Scenes of sculptural epiphanies and distress, as well as, defiance, acknowledge that engaging with statues is not always easy or enjoyable.
Literature
A look at Asia’s Biggest Book Fair
The author takes the readers on a journey to the 47th International Kolkata Book Fair.
Literature
Book Excerpt from A Long Season of Ashes
TBR presents an extract of Siddhartha Gigoo’s A Long Season of Ashes by.
Literature
An Excerpt from 10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be
The author presents us with an excerpt from his book 10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be.
Creative Non-Fiction
Reflections on Loneliness from a Kitchen Sink
Connections can be found in unexpected spaces, such as greenhouses and the flora they house. Despite knowing about greenhouses and histories of violence behind their creation, I wasn’t prepared for the array of emotions that assailed me when I visited a greenhouse for the first time—inside the Jardins Botaniques in Montreal.
Book Reviews
Probably Geranium by Shekhar Banerjee
Maitreyee B. Chowdhury reviews Shekhar Banerjee’s poetry collection Probably Geranium.
Creative Non-Fiction
Stalking Annie Dillard
Afterwards, we strolled down the street. Actually, Annie and KK strolled, while I pretended to stroll, trying to inject a measure of insouciance into my knees in the hope that it would work its way upwards. “She is just a person,” I told myself, and turned to her, striving for jauntiness.
Memoirs
A Boy’s Distant View of The Holocaust
The writer looks back on an event he witnessed as a boy.
Book Reviews
TBR showcases the most interesting Poetry Books by Indian poets from 2023
As we begin a new year, TBR takes a look at some of the most interesting books published by Indian poets. These are original works, and each work is fresh and carries poems that have something new, something old, something interesting to say.
Literature
As a tribute to the doyen of Indian English Poetry, TBR carries images that were clicked of the poet, as a part of a documentary (The False Start) on his life conceived and directed by Bishweshwar Das.
TBR carries images that were clicked of the poet, as a part of a documentary (The False Start) on his life conceived and directed by Bishweshwar Das.
Creative Non-Fiction
Front Gate at Suurbraak
Poet, editor and translator Sarabjeet Garcha, pens a beautiful essay that takes us to the depths of philosophy and poetry, colours and words mesh here in a vibrant symphony.
Literature
Shadow and Silence, a photo essay by Basudhara Roy
Shadow and Silence, a photo essay by Basudhara Roy
Literature
Roots and Resonance, a conversation between two poets, Monica Mody and Sophia Naz
We find two important women poets, Sophia Naz and Monica Mody initiate a conversation with the idea of placing poetry as a counter to amnesia and loss.
Book Reviews
Origami Aai by Manjiri Indurkar
Kabir Deb reviews Manjiri Indurkar’s Origami Aai.
Creative Non-Fiction
Within bodies, around bodies
Malini gives us a personal essay on women’s experiences and the body. In a subtle manner, the piece weaves in a political commentary as well.
Literature
Book Excerpt from Strong Woman
TBR presents an extract of Strong Woman Reba Rakhshit. Reba was a stuntmaster who worked shoulder to shoulder with men to give her country its first ‘strong woman’. She was the first Indian woman to lift an elephant on her chest.
Creative Non-Fiction
Leftover Woman
Monica Woo takes the reader on a journey with milestones marked by the lives of her nanny and her English professor.
Culture
Different Moods through Theyyam
Prashant Sankaran takes the reader on an illustrative journey of Theyyam, a famous ritual art form that originated in North Kerala.
Literature
An Eclectic Book Recommendation list by Gaurav Monga
Gaurav Monga, recommends an eclectic list of books that are sure to make you sit up
Creative Non-Fiction
O Christmas Feast, O Christmas Feast
The Author imparts upon the readers the relish of Christmas feasts entwined with its history and significance
Book Reviews
After the Fall of a Cloud by Oindri Sengupta
Sucharita Dutta-Asane reviews Oindri Sengupta’s After the Fall of a Cloud.