Kamala Markandaya (1924–2004; real name Kamala Purnaiya Taylor) was a novelist and journalist. A native of Mysore, Markandaya was a graduate of Madras University, and afterwards published several short stories in newspapers. After Independence, Markandaya moved to Britain, though she still labeled herself an Indian expatriate long afterwards.
Abraham Eraly (15 August 1934 - 8 April 2015) was the author of four acclaimed volumes on premodern Indian history — The Last Spring: The Lives and Times of the Great Mughals (later published
Ira Raja is Lecturer in English at the University of Delhi in India. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Commonwealth Literature. She has co-edited with John Thieme, an anthology of South Asi
Vasanth Kannabiran is a feminist writer, a pioneer of the Indian women’s movement, founding member of the Asmita Resource Centre for Women and member of the collective, Stree Shakti Sanghatana. S
Ashraf Aziz received his schooling in East Africa. But his real schooling had started much earlier at home – in Hindustani film songs, which became a life-long passion. After attending the Ma
