India, Aug. 24 -- Dear Reader, The first woman chief of British Intelligence (MI5) died earlier this month. Dame Stella Rimington, who passed away at 90 years on August 3 was the inspiration for the ... Read More
India, Aug. 14 -- Letter To My Country, When my siblings and I were young, we saved the ribbed fancy sheets from imported chocolate boxes. A week before your birthday, Independence Day, we would pain... Read More
India, Aug. 10 -- Dear Reader, I need a minute to breathe. I need a minute to make a list of everything I need to do - to pack ten sets of clothes, my laptop, my tablet, my Kindle, each with its own ... Read More
India, Aug. 3 -- Dear Reader, The Booker Prize longlist is out and our most discussed book of the year is on it! For weeks we have been obsessed with this brilliantly constructed novella. What is th... Read More
India, July 27 -- Dear Reader, When I return to Mumbai, I find my bedcovers smelling musty. They remind me of a friend's complaint about her South American trip-how the rainforest's beauty came with ... Read More
India, July 20 -- Dear Reader, When I return home to Mumbai, my second-favourite thing is being reunited with my books. I wander through the different rooms, and through the morning my desk piles up ... Read More
India, July 13 -- Dear Reader, For months I resisted reading Caledonian Road. Never mind the rave reviews, the prizes it was picking up, and that it was plastered over the window displays of all of L... Read More
India, July 6 -- Dear Reader, The traffic ahead of us has stopped. It's been two hours since we left Manali, on our way to Dharamsala, but now we can go no further. Blocking the narrow mountain road ... Read More
India, June 29 -- Dear Reader, These days, I see AI writing everywhere-on LinkedIn, in text messages from colleagues, and even in substack newsletters. There's something about these polished pieces o... Read More
India, June 22 -- Dear Reader, On a Sunday morning at the Taj Mahal Tea House-a cozy Mumbai cafe known for its pakoras, chaat, and fine teas-we are just settling into a discussion of our book of the ... Read More