Woman pioneer When Pan Yuliang entered the world of art a century ago, she faced a situation in which women didn't enjoy as much freedom as men. From a humble background but born with a natural sensitivity toward art, Pan blazed a trail in painting. Today, Pan's colorful paintings are among popular works shown at museums. Pan Yuliang's Art World, …
Manoranjan Byapari has lived the kind of life that can be turned into not one but many novels about the human condition set in the Indian context. Imaan is not just a book about the low-lifes or the marginalised, it’s also about the bafflingly candid cruelties of a harsh Indian life. A prison inmate explains to Imaan how at one …