Vikram Seth

Music, calligraphy, poetry in Vikram Seth's new work

New Delhi: Music, calligraphy, conversations and poetry merge in Vikram Seth's new anthology of poetry, 'The Rivered Earth', an eclectic journey into the heart of rhythmic lyricism that the writer of 'The Golden Gate' - a novel in verse - is known for.

The slim anthology, inspired by Seth's tryst with 17th century celebrated poet George Herbert, was unveiled at Penguin India's 'Spring Fever' Festival in the capital, marks a new chapter in the writer's life - an empathy with the spiritual and Herbert's works.

Seth, who bought Herbert's country home, 'The Old Rectory', in Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, says the fact that he "got to live there has created an aspect of sharing with Herbert's poetry".

Poetry comes naturally to Seth. "I never thought I would become a novelist," the writer said....more

11:37 AM, Mar 19, 2012

Penguin's annual 'Spring Lit Fest' in Delhi March 16

by IANS

New Delhi: A series of sneak peeps into new books by top Indian writers will be the cornerstone of a festival of literature, "Spring Fever", to be held March 16-24 at the India Habitat Centre. An annual feature of Penguin-Books India, the festival will preview several new titles by authors like Vikram Seth, Gurcharan Das, Shobhaa De, Gulzar, Shashi Tharoor, Amit Chaudhuri and Devdutt Patnaik, who will discuss their books...

03:36 PM, Mar 12, 2012

Rushdie row: Religion misused, says Vikram Seth

by Press Trust of India

Kolkata: Criticising the government for the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie's visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival, novelist Vikram Seth on Thursday said the affair was whipped up because of "power", "politics" and "misuse of religion". "The whole affair was whipped up because of power and politics and because of the misuse of religion. And the government did nothing. Frankly this is madness," he said at the Kolkata Literary Meet. "We...

08:12 PM, Jan 26, 2012

'A Suitable Girl' might become 'An Unsuitable Boy'

by IANS

New Delhi: Novelist Vikram Seth, who is writing a sequel to 'A Suitable Boy', may not name his new book 'A Suitable Girl' as everyone was led to believe. It could even be named 'An Unsuitable Boy'. "I wrote 'A Suitable Boy' many years ago and it was set in India in the early 1950s when the British had just left. A few years ago, I thought to myself, 'well...

07:23 PM, Dec 06, 2011

Author Vikram Seth chases 'A Suitable Girl'

by IANS

New Delhi: Novelist Vikram Seth is chasing a new story, 'A Suitable Girl', which is a sequel of his popular novel, 'A Suitable Boy'. " 'A Suitable Boy' was a very long book. I did not think it would get published. But as it did well, my publishers wanted me to write a sequel. I had left hints in my last book about a sequel. But the inspiration did not...

02:39 PM, Jan 25, 2011

Concern over classical literature in Jaipur fest

by IANS

Jaipur: A growing concern to preserve vernacular and classical literature and to popularise it through translations is gradually occupying centre-stage at the sixth DSC Jaipur Literature Festival underway here. "The new generation has limited access to classical and vernacular literature because most of us speak English. Ask me to name one writer in Tamil, Punjabi or Hindi, I won't be able to. I would struggle to name one even in...

08:36 PM, Jan 22, 2011

Jaipur literature festival just got bigger

by Mid-Day.com

Orhan Pamuk, JM Coetzee, Vikram Seth, Patrick French, Junot Diaz -- the list would please the lover of the written word. These and over 215 writers from India and the world, including seven Booker Prize and five Pulitzer Prize winners will hold centrestage at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival scheduled between January 21 and 25. The five-day event that will unfold at Diggi Palace, will witness book readings, debates, performances,...

01:27 PM, Jan 17, 2011

Writers appeal for freedom of Liu Xiaobo

by IANS

New Delhi: The pitch for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has gathered fresh momentum with more than 500 high-profile literary signatories from around the world joining ranks with the Internationales Literaturfestival-Berlin. The litterateurs who have joined the crusade against Xiaobo's detention include the likes of John Ashbery, Wolf Biermann, Breyten Breytenbach, Hans Christoph Buch, Judith Butler, J.M. Coetzee, Dave Eggers, Elfriede Jelinek, Herta Müller, Salman Rushdie...

07:30 PM, Dec 10, 2010

Kerala hosts The Hay Festival

Thiruvananthapuram: God's Own Country Kerala became host to India's first literary festival.The first version of The Hay Festival had a stellar line -up and engaged crowds. Other than some amazing discussions, the festival was marked by the presence of literary demi-god Vikram Seth, musician Bob Geldof and Simon Schama. ...

01:47 PM, Nov 15, 2010