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'We all need support and community'

India, Aug. 23 -- 1You have won the prestigious Caldecott Medal twice, for your books Hello Lighthouse and Finding Winnie. What does the medal represent to you? The wonderful thing about the Caldecott... Read More


Sophie Blackall: "We all need support and community"

India, Aug. 22 -- You have won the prestigious Caldecott Medal twice - for your books Hello Lighthouse and Finding Winnie. What does the medal represent to those who are on the lookout for good books ... Read More


Report: Vasant Gujarati Theatre Festival

India, Aug. 18 -- Vasant, the Gujarati theatre festival that was held at Mumbai's National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) from April 25 to 27, served up some delicious fare for a boisterous audienc... Read More


Will Schwalbe: "People with gay friends can be homophobic"

India, Aug. 13 -- In your book, you write about the 40-year friendship between a gay man and a straight one. How did this happen given the panic that many straight men experience around gay men? Yes,... Read More


Simon Lamouret: "I wish we had more narratives with an Eastern gaze on the West"

India, Aug. 2 -- What do you love most about the graphic novel as a literary form? There is more to a graphic novel than simply combining words and pictures. Creating a language that lies within the ... Read More


'I wish we had more narratives with an Eastern gaze on the West'

India, Aug. 2 -- 1Three of your books are set in India. How did that happen? Soon after my education in France, I moved to Bangalore and taught at a design school from 2013 to 2018. Being in India was... Read More


Gideon Levy: "I want to live in a just state"

India, July 29 -- Why is it important that Jews such as yourself speak out against Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories? The reason is quite simple and straightforward. I want to live in a ... Read More


Report: The Sacred Amritsar 2025

India, July 25 -- The city of Amritsar, which is named after the sacred pool surrounding the Golden Temple founded by Guru Ram Das in 1574, seems like the perfect location to host a festival that cele... Read More


Review: Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya

India, July 19 -- Santanu Bhattacharya's novel Deviants is worth reading for many reasons; the first of these is the announcement of its queerness without excess or apology. It lures the reader with a... Read More


Bloodline of forbidden love

India, July 19 -- Santanu Bhattacharya's novel Deviants tells an unusual story of three generations of gay men from the same family - Vivaan, his maternal uncle who is introduced to the reader as Mamb... Read More