Although at its preliminary stage, YA Fantasy is gaining popularity in eyes of young Indian readers and they are craving for Indian narratives more than ever now. To understand the same, Kunzum’s Khushi Arora talks with author Tanvi Berwah.
Diplomat-turned-author Navtej Sarna revisits the Jallianwala Bagh in the most meticulous and overwhelming manner. Kunzum’s Divye Bhagwani talks to him to learn all things about fictionalising a factual event.
Kritika Kapoor’s deliciously feminist debut novel Batshit unwraps repressed anger in women with unrealistic beauty standards and other regulations that society throw on them but with a haunting twist!
Amish Raj Mulmi set out to fill the vacuum of the knowledge of Chinese influence on Nepal by recording the lives of indigenous Nepali people. Curious about his research, Kunzum’s Ananya sat down with him to know more about his writing process.
Poet, translator, art curator and critic Ranjit Hoskote sat down with Sumeet Keswani for a chat—about everything from Hoskote’s various practices informing each other, to the place of poetry in the current public discourse, and the newer platforms poets must embrace.
Amit Chaudhuri has many avatars―singer, novelist, critic, editor, professor, and poet! At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023, we caught up with him to discuss his unique approach to writing, expression through Hindustani music, and affinity for the chaos of cities.
Kunzum speaks with Meena Kandasamy about her latest book—a feminist translation of a Tamil classic—her tools of activism, artificial intelligence, her next poetry collection, and the writers and books that have shaped her craft.
Sheela Tomy’s debut novel, Valli, was shortlisted for the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature. Kunzum wanted to know more about her book and environmental activism, and bring her ideas to you, so we sat down with the author for an enlightening conversation.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is back, with a novel about three sisters caught up in the aftermath of India’s Independence and Partition. We sat down with her at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 to talk books, strong female characters, inspirational women writers, and more.
From Chinese fortune cookies to scissors, unusual objects possess a voice in Ruth Ozeki’s latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness. Curious, we approached Ozeki to understand her writing process, relationship with objects, obsession with libraries and bookstores, and Buddhist approach to life.