6 authors make it to Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize shortlist

The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2017 shortlist has been announced, with author and translator Arshia Sattar and poet and novelist Jeet Thayil choosing the names from 47 titles submitted for......

'It is a frightening time in Pakistan'

Unlike many diasporic authors, Kamila Shamsie takes the concept of home very casually. The writer who was for the longest time based in Pakistan but would travel for large parts of the year to the......

'Pakistan is at a very troubled point in its history'

'It's true that you are aware of being a Pakistani in India in some way. I don't know how much of it is in my head as opposed to anything else. If I get into a taxi and someone asks "Where are you......

Seven books on shortlist for Shakti Bhatt Prize

Seven books were nominated for the The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize this year. The contenders are: In Search of a Future: The Story of Kashmir by David Devadas, Kari by Amruta Patil, A Reluctant......