Book III of the IBIS TRILOGY
ChrestomatherI am pleased to announced the title of the third book of the Ibis Trilogy. It is: Flood of Fire. The estimated date of publication is the Spring of…
An Asian View of Europe: Pallavi Aiyar’s ‘Punjabi Parmesan’ – part 2
One of the pleasures of Pallavi Aiyar's Punjabi Parmesan § is that it addresses the pressing issues of contemporary Europe through a chorus of contrasting voices. Pallavi is…
An Asian View of Europe: Pallavi Aiyar’s ‘Punjabi Parmesan’ – part 1
Pallavi Aiyar’s new book, Punjabi Parmesan (Penguin India, December 2013) is an account of contemporary Europe seen through Asian eyes. The project is ambitious, timely and important, and…
Letter from a reader
Dear Amitav, I just finished reading The Glass Palace. It was such an amazing read. I had no idea about Burma; that it was an egalitarian society, that it…