Month: January 2026

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Poets Highlighted in Annual Article on Indian Writing in English in ‘Literature, Critique, and Empire Today’ (2025)

Seven of our poets have received special mention in the short introductory article compiled by Payal Nagpal and Shyamala A. Narayan for ‘Literature, Critique, and Empire Today’. An annual undertaking, each installment provides an overview of published writing from India in, or translated into, English with this issue spotlighting publications in 2024. The comments on our books are shared below. ‘In her debut work Patchwork Quilt Sunaina Jain chooses her own path rather than follow the goal posts set by […]

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Cover images of three books by Amreeta Sen, placed horizontally. The first and third books are bound in brown saris and the book in the centre in a maroon sari. The border of the saris lines the righthand margin of each book.
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Amreeta Sen (née Syam), 21 June 1965 – 19 October 2025

We are saddened by the untimely passing of Amreeta Sen (née Syam). She lived in Kolkata, where she did her schooling from Loreto House, and her graduation and Master’s in History from Jadavpur University, specialising in ancient India. She wrote for several journals and magazines and worked as a sub-editor with The Statesman. She published three books with us, two volumes of poetry – Kurukshetra (1991) and Kaikeyi (1992), and a novel – The Lost Unicorn (2007). Kurukshetra comprised a […]

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Photos of the three books placed in a bouquet formation against a black granite background. The covers are black, teal and purple handloom saris with gold embossed nameplates and lettering for the titles and author's names. The borders of the saris line the right hand margin of each cover.
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Three of our publications longlisted for the Kala Literature Awards 2026

Kala – Krazy about Literature and Arts – have announced their awards longlists and two of our books feature in their Debut Author (English) category, The Coppiced House and The Patchwork Quilt, while both titles along with Delphic Diatribes have been longlisted for their Poetry (English) awards category. Congratulations to our poets, Jyotish Gopinathan, Sunaina Jain and Vyshnavee Diwakar! The Kala Literature Awards 2026 will be presented in February as part of the Kala Literature Festival.

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A sample cover of the book: turquoise blue handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.
Books, Poetry, Redbird

Icicles in the Sun

Author: Chandni Kapur Pages: 58 Year of Publication: 2025 Price: ₹250 ISBN: 978-81-995932-6-8 (9788199593268) About the Author Chandni Kapur is a poet, an MBA and an ICF accredited coach with a corporate career spanning more than 25 years. A lifetime member of The Poetry Society (India), and a seasoned though elusive poet of her own accord, she published her first collection of poetry in 1992. She has lived in five countries and published ten books with Writers Workshop, India: Reflections (1992), Lurking Shadows (1997), Embers, […]

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