Occupy Wall Street: October 13
Amitav Ghosh'This is not a protest; this is An Affirmation of the vitality and idealism erupting under the present American nightmare. 'I contain multitudes ... do I…
Announced yesterday!
2011 National Book Award Finalist, Nonfiction Deborah Baker The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism Graywolf Press ABOUT THE BOOK What drives a young woman raised in a…
Arrowsmith in India
I’ve only met Rupert Arrowsmith once. I was doing a reading at Wolfson College, Oxford, and we talked briefly afterwards. He handed me an article of his: it…
Wendell Rodricks: A Free Spirit
Among India's most celebrated designers, Wendell Rodricks is unique in his almost austere avoidance of ornamentation and his emphasis on clean lines, simplicity and durability. He is also remarkable…
Letter from a scientist
Subject: The Hungry tide (hope u read the mail) Dear Sir, Its a pleasure reading your book. Have read two books of yours, "Sea of Poppies" and "The Hungry Tide".…
More on Taleb
Following on my last post, Lucano Alvares sends this interesting link from Mexico City.
Remembering Gandhi
Today being Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary I find myself recalling a commemorative retreat that was organized in 1996 (and for several years afterwards) by Vijaya Nagarajan, who now…
‘Coolitude’ and Khal Torabully
I came across Khal Torabully's work while I was writing Sea of Poppies. He is a prominent literary figure in Mauritius and along with Marina Carter, who is…
Charles Correa’s greatest?
The morning began with my son sending me this (note #29) and after that I still had the pleasure of writing about Charles Correa to look forward to...…