SohniSeductive lures of hetero-patriarchal loveLove is that elusive four-letter word that has haunted human consciousness forever — it has served as the muse for poets, philosophers…May 24, 20181May 24, 20181
SohniDecolonization of the Canon: what this means for women writers of colourOver the past week, I have encountered many sceptics who have expressed anxiety over the project of decolonisation; they felt that we…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
SohniRaya Sarkar’s List and the attitudes of systemic bullyingEver since Raya Sarkar’s List of Sexual Harassment Accused (LoSHA) in Indian academia went viral, it has been subject to much debate. As a…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
SohniThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Fragments of Love and HopeArundhati Roy curiously dedicates The Ministry of Utmost Happiness to the “unconsoled” — this is the story she waited for twenty years to…Aug 12, 2017Aug 12, 2017
SohniUnder the spell of Opium: the colonial past in Flood of Fire by Amitav GhoshThere are some books that you dive straight into and others that you never really have the impetus to read. And then, sometimes you…Jul 22, 2017Jul 22, 2017
SohniJeanette Winterson’s The Powerbook: examining the role of authorship in contemporary fictionWhen one critically examines a book, an article, or an extract, what role or significance does the author have in that assessment? Do we…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
SohniReimagining Fokir in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry TideAfter reading The Hungry Tide, my mother mentioned how moved she was by the character of Fokir — the poor fisherman who nurtures the…Mar 11, 2017Mar 11, 2017