Writing

Organisations, like individuals, can decline through small shifts -- mediocrity, procrastination, and failure to execute. Leaders must recognise these signs early, enforce standards, streamline decisions, and commit to disciplined execution for sustained growth

Amitav Ghosh: ‘Humanity has never been in greater peril than it is now’

The Padma Shri and Jnanpith Awardee novelist on his latest non-fiction book 'Smoke and Ashes', whose foundation was laid with the research for 'Ibis Trilogy', the far-reaching effects of opium trade and humankind's greatest challenges today.

Who is a feminist? Let Malayalam author KR Meera tell you

Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author KR Meera explains the much-touted word which often, unjustifiably, gets a bad rap, and on writing about women and publishing.

22 works of fiction to read this spring

Good news, fiction lovers: This season will bring plenty to delight you, no matter what you like to read.

The 5,000-year history of writer’s block

The fear and frustration of writing doesn’t discriminate between an award-winning writer and a first-timer

Blurbs and Louise Willder: Judging a book by the words on its cover

'Blurb Your Enthusiasm', an engaging and witty volume, explores the use of blurbs as an effective means of literary persuasion.

Beyond Ponniyin Selvan: 6 other novels by Kalki Krishnamurthy

Kalki Krishnamurthy and Ponniyin Selvan are a cult in Tamil historical fiction, read the gargantuan novel after watching Mani Ratnam's magnum opus film, but if that sounds daunting, read Kalki's other shorter novels, straddling the historical, social, and romance. Here, we list six of them

When words make music in books

Clarity and readability are important in fiction, but there’s a great deal of pleasure in reading the work of writers whose sentences depend on music and rhythm.

What you can learn from the secrets of masters to become more productive

Hint: Shut the door on the noise

Lifestyle magazine in English Braille for visually impaired

A Mumbai-based young woman entrepreneur is seeking to a make a difference to the lives of the visually challenged in India by launching the country's first monthly lifestyle magazine in English Braille.

Now, teenagers take to fiction writing with gusto

For a very long time, young adult fiction in India was all about "adults" writing for the "young". However, now teenagers seem to be in no mood to let that practise continue with 15 to 16 year olds turning authors and deciding to take charge of stories that talk about them.

Book on mimicry, camouflage wins UK Warwick Prize

A book about mimicry and camouflage in nature, art and warfare has won the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing, a biennial award open to any genre on a given theme. This year's chosen subject was colour.