As Mountain Echoes celebrates 10 years of enthralling literature lovers with standout speakers and cross-cultural dialogue, its co-director, Pramod Kumar KG, reflects on its storied history Naseerudin Shah In 2010, Mountain Echoes, the Bhutan Festival for Literature, Art & Culture was conceived by the Ambassador of India to Bhutan at the time, Pavan K Varma,… Continue reading A look at 10 years of Bhutan’s Mountain Echoes literature and arts festival
Who hasn’t wistfully stared out of a train window, engrossed in a deep, perfectly soundtracked moment, and thought to themselves, “I think I’ve got a book in me”? The trouble is, putting pen to paper is notoriously much harder than simply revelling in a cinematic moment during your daily commute. Whether it’s writer’s block, a serious problem… Continue reading 4 celebrated authors on how to write a novel
Odds are if you’re trying to make the most out of your life and career, you want to seek wisdom from women whose particular brand of success you admire. Lucky for us, many of the most accomplished women in the game have written books about how they got where they wound up. In fact, right… Continue reading Which lady boss book should be your new career Bible?
A woman’s body is not her own. This stark philosophy is the basis of many major healthcare arguments, especially if related to abortion or reproductive care, in one of the most powerful countries in the world. The recently passed anti-abortion bill in Texas brings the US closer to the bleak dystopian societies brought to life… Continue reading “Forcing a woman to have a baby she can’t afford is a form of slavery”
Indians are always looking for reasons to be proud of ourselves. If your faith in our innate ‘best-ness’ wavers then, there are countless Whatsapp forwards to remind you that you are, in fact, the best. More raging proof of our greatness shines through data released by Amazon India, which revealed that Chetan Bhagat’s One Indian… Continue reading Congratulations, India. Chetan Bhagat is your highest selling author of 2016
