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'Homecoming' by Omair Ahmad: A tale of Urdu, heritage and family history set in Lucknow

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Can a city be a genre unto itself? A great many urban landscapes have been conjured as iconic and idiosyncratic ecosystems. The Atlanta of Tayari Jones. The Lagos of Chimamanda Ng... Read More


Why Wajid Ali Shah remains the much misunderstood renaissance man of Awadh

New Delhi, June 28 -- Biographies of renaissance men are rarely slim merchandise. Take, for instance, Mirza Wajid Ali Shah (1822-87), the 11th nawab of Awadh. A polymath who invested fortunes, employe... Read More