Myth, merchants and migration: In conversation with Amitav Ghosh

Updated on Jun 13, 2019 09:21 pm IST

In Gun Island, his latest work, the prolific novelist returns to his favourite themes while also examining how technology and environmental degradation have impacted our lives everywhere from the Sunderbans to Venice.

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