Manu Joseph

India's Top Journalist Defends Herself on TV -- Did It Work?

Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nira Radia, Open Magazine, Congress Party, Mukesh Ambani, Barkha Dutt, Ratan Tata, Political Lobbying, Indian Media, Manu Joseph, Christiane Amanpour, Media News
Betwa Sharma

In the wake of accusations of political lobbying and inappropriate behavior for a reporter, Barkha Dutt, often described as India's Christiane Amanpour, defended herself before a panel of journalists in a first-of-a-kind grilling on Indian television.

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Satirizing India in the Age of Globalization

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Globalization, India, Serious Men, Indian Culture, Political Correctness, Satire, Manu Joseph, Rohinton Mistry, Economic Development, Brahmins, Class Conflict, Dalits, Bombay, South Asia, South Asian Literature, Slums, Salman Rushdie, Books News
Anis Shivani

This remarkable debut novel is one of the very best novels ever to come out of South Asia, and points to a new direction after the earlier wave of writing by Salman Rushdie, Rohinton Mistry, and Vikram Seth.

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Anis Shivani: The Most Anticipated Books For The Rest Of 2010

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matt Taibbi, Fall Books Preview, Sam Miller, Fiction, Globalization, Manu Joseph, Poetry, Gary Shteyngart, V. S. Naipaul, Orhan Pamuk, Jonathan Franzen, Chris Hedges, Financial Crisis, Salman Rushdie, Jose Saramago, Slidepollajax, New Books, Books News
Anis Shivani

From important new fiction by Jonathan Franzen and Yiyun Li to penetrating critiques of the current political situation by Matt Taibbi and Chris Hedges, there is a lot to look forward to from publishers at all levels for the rest of the summer and the fall.

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