New Delhi, April 6 -- Published to mark Dalit History Month, this anthology showcases a diversity of voices-from leading lights like Nanak Singh and Gudial Singh to Attarjit, one of the earliest Dalit writers to leave an imprint on the landscape of Punjabi literature. This important volume provides a glimpse into Dalit lives in the state.

'Gangrene: Punjabi Dalit Short Stories,' translated by Akshaya Kumar and Navdeep Singh, Penguin Random House India, 208 pages, Rs.499.

In 2023, Maya the tigress, who had reigned over the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra since her birth in 2010, suddenly disappeared one day in August. Much loved by visitors, she seemed calm under human gaze, and left behind a legacy that outlived her. Anant S...