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How S M Muthu Ended up Being on Japan’s Postage Stamps
In the 1980s, Japanese national Shuzo Matsunga and S M Muthu from Tamil Nadu developed an unlikely friendship over their common love of literature. In 2007, this friendship resulted in the Japanese...
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This List of India’s Most Gifted Women Poets Is Sure to Bring Some...
Since time immemorial, India has been a melting pot of creative people - writers, poets, artists, sculptors, musicians, etc., who have shaped our history and culture. In the arena of poetry, it is easy...
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5 Surprising Ways in Which the Story of the Epic Ramayana Differs in Other...
The Ramayana, an ancient Indian mythological tale loved and revered by Hindus, is performed all over the country during the festival of Dussehra, culminating in Diwali. The story is simple, about the...
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This Little Known Himalayan Village Was the Much-Loved Summer Retreat of...
A tranquil little village in the mountainous Kurseong sub division of North Bengal, Mongpu was a much-loved summer retreat of Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore. Located at an elevation of 3,500-4000...
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The Interesting Story of How a School Dropout Bookseller & His Customer Wrote...
A Class 7-pass book stall owner from a humble background, Santosh Pandey authored a book based on the Ramayana with the help of his friend Vinod Cherian. “Misfortune is the best fortune. Rejection by...
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Meet the NRI Who Returned To India To Make Millions Fall in Love with Hindi...
"Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful." - Rita Vaz One of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression, poems tell you so much while saying so little....
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Malgudi Revisted: Remembering R K Narayan, the Master Storyteller Who...
"Malgudi is where we all belong, and where we wish we lived."- R.K.Narayan Had he still been alive, R.K. Narayan would have been 110 years old today. Renowned for his stories set in the fictional town...
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Bob Dylan Isn’t the First Lyricist to Win the Nobel. Rabindranath Tagore Is.
On October 13, 2016, legendary American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan was named the surprise winner of the 2016 Nobel prize in literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great...
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These Story Tellers Weave Magic With Their Narrations of Works by Classical...
On a humid August afternoon in Mumbai this year, in the bustling Press Club of the city, a bunch of story tellers were about to make an unusual presentation. “Agli kahani pesh kartein hain, Saadat...
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This Short Story Competition Is Encouraging High School Students to Reimagine...
Kaali Tales is not just a story writing competition -- it’s an invitation, an encouragement, and an appeal to change the world presented to children through traditional fairy tales. The initiative is...
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10 Profound Quotes That Reveal the Wordsmith in Atal Bihari Vajpayee on His...
"One day you may become an ex-prime minister, but you will never become an ex-poet!” Atal Bihari Bajpayee had once said. And he was right. Besides being one of the most revered Indian politicians, the...
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TBI Blogs: Premchand to Bachchan – These 15 Hindi Classics Are Absolute...
With the huge influx of global literature in English, we can sometimes forget that India has a rich tradition of literary work in Indian languages. Here is a list of 15 of the best and most popular...
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Once Upon a Time: The Inside Story of Rudyard Kipling’s Mumbai Connection and...
"Neither by service nor fee Come I to mine estate – Mother of Cities to me, But I was born in her gate, Between the palms and the sea, Where the world-end steamers wait," wrote Rudyard Kipling in an...
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Love to Read? The Story of This Fisherman-Turned-Bookstore Owner Will Make...
Known for its UNESCO-approved heritage sites, Mahabalipuram is a popular destination for travellers from around the world. Located 60km from Chennai, the town (also known as Mamallapuram) is also known...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: India’s Favourite Detective Feluda Is Back. But This Time, He...
Satyajit Ray is widely recognised as one of the best filmmakers of the 20th century. However, he also received equal praise for his literary work with the character Feluda. Now, a Bengali filmmaker...
View ArticlePerumal Murugan’s Controversial Novel One Part Woman Wins Sahitya Akademi Award
The book faced much chagrin back in 2014 from many right-wing outfits and triggered animated debates over the freedom of expression.
View ArticleA Book Depot, Writer’s Bar, & Ruskin Bond – Celebrating Mussoorie & Landour’s...
Apart from being one of the most popular hill stations in India, Mussoorie is also well-known as the residence of famed writer Ruskin Bond. However, the town—and its twin, Landour—have a much-deeper...
View ArticleThe Aura of Munshi Premchand & His Work: My Memories & Learnings from India’s...
Munshi Premchand is one of the most celebrated figures of the Indian subcontinent, and regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the 20th century. He was also a loving and caring family...
View ArticlePeople Called Me a Fool for Rejecting IIM. Today, I’m a Bestselling Author...
Chasing your passions can take extraordinary courage, especially in the face of conventional wisdom and comfort. Revant Himatsingka took such a gamble, and it paid off for him.
View ArticleJamshedpur Tribal School Teacher Bags Sahitya Akademi Award for Her Short...
A tribal woman from Jamshedpur has been awarded the 2017 Sahitya Akademi award for her collection of short stories for children. Titled ‘Olon Baha’, which means imaginary bloom in Santhali, Joba...
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