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Chintan Girish Modi

Chintan Girish Modi

Articles by Chintan Girish Modi

Martin Goodman: “I see myself as a cultural translator”

Author Martin Goodman at the Kerala Literature Festival in January 2026. (Kerala Literature Festival)

Updated on Jul 8, 2026 14:21 IST

Don’t allow Israel to ‘pinkwash’ genocide

Interestingly, the movement to secure the rights of LGBTQ people is being instrumentalised to cover up its mass killing of Palestinians.

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 01:50 IST

Anita Ratnam: “The market economy in the performing arts is like a cannibal”

Classical dancer and choreographer Anita Ratnam (Screenshot from the Mastery series)

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 10:54 IST

Kalapini Komkali: “When you truly listen, you listen also to what is unsaid”

Classical vocalist Kalapini Komkali (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar Festival)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 07:55 IST

Vandana Vasudevan: “We are close to becoming a nation of delivery workers”

Author Vandana Vasudevan (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 12:19 IST

Ruskin Bond: “Life is just a game of chance”

Author Ruskin Bond (Mriidu Khosla’s Mastery series for StoneX Global)

Updated on Jun 6, 2026 02:40 IST

Review: The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander

“In a world where hate speech is on the rise, it is comforting to be swept away by a story that champions love.” (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 4, 2026 10:16 IST

Layla Tazhibayeva: “Kazakhs think the kobyz can drive away bad spirits”

Layla Tazhibayeva in performance (Jodhpur RIFF)

Updated on May 26, 2026 10:51 IST

Priyambada Jayakumar: “MS himself critiqued the Green Revolution”

Author Priyambada Jayakumar (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated on May 19, 2026 15:04 IST

Hariharan: “You cannot stop machines from doing what they are created for”

Singer Hariharan (Marketing Mojito)

Updated on May 11, 2026 13:35 IST

Usha Uthup and her fascinating journey with children’s books

Usha Uthup (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar)

Updated on May 7, 2026 07:19 IST

Shantanu Naidu: “A dog’s default state is a good set of values”

Author Shantanu Naidu (Courtesy the publisher)

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 11:00 IST

T Keditsu: “In rural India, the idea of ‘children’s books’ becomes superfluous”

Author Theyiesinuo Keditsu who writes creatively as T Keditsu. (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 09:45 IST

Shobhaa Dé: “Our society does not encourage emotional nakedness”

Author Shobhaa De (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 07:58 IST

Report: ITC Sangeet Sammelan

Begum Parween Sultana setting the tone for a magical weekend. (Courtesy ITC Sangeet Research Academy Kolkata)

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 07:00 IST

‘Return to ice age’: Transgender Persons Amendment Act sparks fury nationwide

‘Return to ice age’: Transgender Persons Amendment Act sparks fury nationwide

Updated on Apr 4, 2026 23:44 IST

On publishing queer literature for Indian readers in English

English-language publishers in India are making their lists more inclusive. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 1, 2026 10:19 IST

Review: 12 Years by Chetan Bhagat

A couple in Mumbai (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 26, 2026 09:21 IST

Vaishali Shroff: “Without faith and belief there cannot be activism”

Author Vaishali Shroff (Kerala Literature Festival)

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 14:39 IST

Leo Varadkar: “It is easier to be an activist than to be a politician”

Leo Varadkar (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 22:02 IST

Review: Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah

Comedian and author Trevor Noah (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 12:58 IST

Report: Jodhpur RIFF (Rajasthan International Folk Festival) 2025

YakVibe performing at Jodhpur RIFF (Jodhpur RIFF/OIJO)

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 02:26 IST

Report: Prithvi Festival

Yuki Elias in A Fish Ate My Cat (Courtesy Prithvi Theatre)

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 24:40 IST

Sunita Williams: “We have to find common ground”

Sunita Williams at the Kerala Literature Festival 2026. (Courtesy KLF)

Updated on Jan 26, 2026 21:30 IST

Hemang Ashwinkumar: “I have seen words transform lives”

Translator Hemang Ashwinkumar (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 16:04 IST

Robin Coningham: “I think that archaeology is never neutral”

Robin Coningham specialises in South Asian archaeology. (Courtesy Kerala Literature Festival)

Updated on Jan 19, 2026 14:48 IST

Report: Neev Literature Festival

Author and illustrator Garima Gupta leading a session at Neev Literature Festival 2025 (Courtesy Neev Literature Festival)

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 10:07 IST

Benjamin Moser: “As a Jew, it is important for me to speak out against Zionism”

Author and translator Benjamin Moser (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated on Jan 13, 2026 24:34 IST

Review: A Good Life by Jerry Pinto

“The thrust here is on care rather than cure because the latter is not possible for many individuals.” (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 2, 2026 15:33 IST

Report: Emami Art Experimental Film Festival (EAEFF)

Still from Karthik Subramanian’s Sleepwalker Archives (2024). (Courtesy the filmmaker and Emami Art Experimental Film Festival.)

Updated on Dec 30, 2025 07:04 IST

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