Jnanpith-winning author Amitav Ghosh, on the violent history of the opium poppy, the ecological crisis of the Sundarbans, and giving literary voice to non-humans in his new book, Smoke and Ashes
The Poetry Society (India) and India International Centre hosted a discussion on Abhay K s poetry collection Stray Poems and The Temple by Sanjula Sharma.
Jaipur: Every year, the Jaipur Literature Festival celebrates poetry as one of literature’s most effective and influential art forms. The rich programme recognizes the best amongst India’s plethora of young and talented poets announcing the Mahakavi
When Kripal Singh (Chandrachur Singh) sees Inspector Vora (Kanwaljit Singh) at a Sikh shrine in Himachal Pradesh he is determined to kill the police officer. Kripal is a Khalistani militant and the protagonist of Gulzar-directed Maachis (1996). Earlier in the film, Vora had been a part of a police team that turned up in Kripal’s village searching for militants and had picked up his friend Jaswant Singh Randhawa (Raj Zutshi). Jaswant Jassi, as Kripal calls him is tortured in custody even though the police are aware he is innocent. Unable to get justice through legal means, Kripal turns to the militants.