This year marks 50 years since Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled South Asians from his country. We put the spotlight on three recent novels by women writers that dwell on this event in world history.
Dr Moushumi Kandali’s new book takes up the biases that people from India’s Northeast, particularly Assamese women, face in the rest of the country.
An interview of bilingual author Vaasanthi whose latest book lays bare the gender, caste and class inequalities in the country while offering a ray of humanity and hope
Rijula Das’s new novel brings up many facets of Kolkata’s red-light district, from corruption and gender violence to the effect of demonetisation on the flesh trade.
From children’s books to romances to essays of healing and hope, Dr Shalini Mullick takes us through her reading list that evolved as India’s Covid crisis hit a peak.
eShe’s first book ‘Everything Changed After That: 25 Women, 25 Stories’ was launched at a virtual event on 25th February attended by all 25 authors.
Deepa Anappara’s critically acclaimed debut novel ‘Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line’ drew from her work as a journalist reporting on the impact of poverty and religious violence.
Usha Iyer invited friends and family to write stories based on sketches she had made doodling in office. The results were enthralling.
Schoolteacher Richa Gupta found the inspiration and confidence to write her own books of fiction while teaching English language and literature.
Award-winning novelist Mary A Osborne had a tumultuous personal journey before she began creating magical worlds with her words.
Novelist Milan Vohra expresses her vision of an ideal India in a moving short story.
Here are our top three novels of the month.
Scores of fiction writers competed for the top prize on eShe’s Flash Fiction Contest. Who finally won? Find out here!
Accomplished advocate Neeha Nagpal found that weight is just one aspect of a very important relationship: the one with yourself.
Intrigued by how Indian writers in Urdu view women and write about them, literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil has put together an anthology ‘Preeto’ with short stories that focus on their portrayal of women in their writing.
From fantasy to the darker side of reality, here are our top three book recommendations for this month.
There are two battles being fought in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavat. One is the grim reality of war fought from Khilji’s side without honour. The other: fought by the women, fought with honour, to have a final say on their bodies.
The first chapter of Neel Mukherjee’s second novel is so close to home, it makes you squirm in your seat and nearly shut the book and have nothing more to do with it.
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