Sajitha Madathil

In the first half of the 20th century, discussions about “new womanhood”, in which women themselves participated, took place primarily in five plays that are collectively called “Yogakshema Natakam”. Reformation movements were instigating changes within the Namboothiri (Malayala Brahmin) community, which had been trapped in old customs and rituals. The Yogakshema Sabha was the central organisation spearheading these changes.

Thinking of Winter is Shantanu Naidu’s deeply personal memoir chronicling the extraordinary companionship that shaped him in ways he never expected. Not a typical dog story, but a moving portrait of a bond that transcended expectation. From snowy Cornell evenings to the thrum of Mumbai life, Shantanu and Winter are two souls learning to navigate the world together.

Rushdie turns his extraordinary imagination to life’s final act with a quintet of stories that span the three countries in which he has made his work—India, England, and the US—and feature an unforgettable cast of characters. “In the South” introduces a pair of quarrelsome old men—Junior and Senior—and their private tragedy at a moment of national calamity.