Should the lives of writers influence the reception of their work?

BY Mukul Kesavan 31 July 2024

Hipshot on the zebra by amber light/Bum cocked, knees spread for room, a little bent/He picks away at his crotch in plain sight/With unhurried, scientific detachment/This isn't a preliminary to sooing/So what's he doing?

BY Mukul Kesavan 2 March 2006

My new year begins in mid-July and has done for 30 years, ever since I signed up to study history in Delhi University in the mid-1970s...

BY Mukul Kesavan 28 September 2005