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As more and more female poets publish their works as collections and anthologies, it enriches modern literature with just as many voices and expressions of human emotions. Here are four Indian poetesses

Nemat Sadat, US-based Afghan-American activist and journalist, whose well-received debut novel ‘The Carpet Weaver’ explores homosexual love in the war-torn Afghanistan of 1970s, says his literary muse was his own rejection at

A prolific author and philanthropist, Sudha Murty is quite content at often being addressed as “Mrs Narayana Murthy”, as she presides over the Rs 400 crore Infosys Foundation that works among the

Mahatma Gandhi called Dadabhai Naoroji the “father of the nation,” a title that today is reserved for Gandhi himself. Naoroji by Dinyar Patel examines the extraordinary life of this foundational figure in India’s modern

J.K. Rowling, the creator of the phenomenal “Harry Potter” series has made history of sorts in the literary world by not only presenting a wondrous and absolutely believable fairytale with her latest