The Indian Literary Legends we lost in 2020
As a tumultuous 2020 finally draws to a close, let us take a moment to pay our tribute to the Indian literary legends we lost in the course of the year.
Verses of a vanishing language
A reader mourns the neglect of Dogri. Read Ranjana Sharma’s piece on revisiting Dogri literature and poetry.
Queer literature from India you haven’t read, but probably should
To mark the end of Pride Month we at Indian Novels Collective have compiled a list of five translated works of queer literature from India. While the pandemic has made it impossible to go out and celebrate Pride this year, we can still maintain the essence of Pride while staying home and curling up with these essential reads in order to understand our countries deep-rooted ties to LGBTQ+ identities.
Translation in Tamil: Conversations and Performance on a Tamil Classic at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2020
A conversation on Tamil Literature, a performance of a classic, and stories in translation – here’s what Indian Novels Collective brought to Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2020.
Currently in Translation
Eminent novelist Kiran Nagarkar announced the first lot of books finalised for translation with our publishing partner Speaking Tiger. The books are Ranangan by Vishram Bedekar (Marathi), Pacchpan Khambe Lal Deewarein by Usha Priyamvada (Hindi), Padma Nadir Majhi by Manik Bandyopadhyay (Bangla), Safeena-e-Gham-e-Dil by Qurratulain Hyder (Urdu) and Carvalho by K P Purnachandra Tejaswi (Kannada).