The first time I encountered Kumar Pankaj was not through an interview, a literary discussion, or a recommendation from a critic. It was through the world of Elga Gorus. Like many readers of my generation, I had reached a point where a great deal of contemporary fiction felt increasingly predictable. The stories were often competent, […]

Dr Alok Mishra is a rare contemporary figure who inhabits poetry, criticism and pedagogy with equal seriousness. A poet in English (and occasionally Hindi and Maithili), a literary critic, founder of several influential digital platforms, and now a scholar of Indianness in Indian English poetry, he represents a generation of Indian writers who refuse to […]

In an era where the fusion of technology and management defines industrial success, few professionals embody the balance of technical mastery, managerial insight, and visionary innovation as profoundly as Irshadullah Asim Mohammed. A distinguished engineer, global quality leader, author, and innovator, he stands at the intersection of engineering excellence and strategic foresight, representing a rare […]

The most striking element of Maya, Dead and Dreaming greets readers before they even turn the first page. The cover art, featuring a woman’s face half-illuminated and half-swallowed by darkness, perfectly encapsulates the novel’s central tension between truth and concealment. This visual metaphor extends throughout Sabarwal’s narrative, where characters exist in similar states of partial revelation. […]

Let us begin with the first thing that compelled me to inquire about the life of this successful achiever, Dileep Heilbronn, also known as Dileep Kumar Adiyattu Valappil. It was the attractive cover of his autobiography, The Malabari Who Loved His Ferrari. Yes, the title’s resemblance to a pun is another thing. The cover of […]