Guy Gunaratne, a 35 year old British-Sri Lankan human rights documentary filmmaker, turned debut novelist, has been announced as the winner of this year’s...
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4th Aug 2026 | Updated at 07:22am 4th Aug 2026
The Great Game: Blends detective fiction with India’s hidden history
Arvind Ethan David, author of The Great Game, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and educated in the UK, where his passion for creative writing began. A law graduate from the University of Oxford, Arvind found his true calling in theatre before...
“Books help children talk meaningfully about their background”
The judging panel for the inaugural Children’s Booker Prize 2027, supported by the AKO Foundation, has been announced as submissions open for publishers and a nationwide search begins for three child judges aged 8 to 12.The new annual award...
A grieving mother is chronicling the abuse her daughter's ex-boyfriend allegedly inflicted upon her in a new book after a sustained period of physical...
Imtiaz Dharker would be the first Asian and Muslim origin person and second woman to be named as poet laureate in the UK. The British poet laureate is an honorary position appointed by Britain's monarchon the advice of the Prime Minister The...
April is National Poetry Month and naturally a great time to explore the immense therapeutic powers of poetry. Reading and writing poetry both engage our...
British Indian author Saurav Dutt has released a historical novel to re-examine the brutal massacre that eventually brought about the end of the British...
In February 1928, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel wrote to the Governor of Bombay Leslie Wilson that unless the tax collection arrangements in Bardoli district were reviewed, the farmers from the region would refuse to pay taxes.
India – the largest democracy in the world, it’s election commission makes it possible for 834 million Indians to vote. The country is currently preparing...
Rabiah Hussain is one of the three writers who has received a fellowship worth £10,000 by the Royal Court Theatre and Kudos. Other winners included Lettie...
Almost five-years ago Amit and Naroop came together thinking about photographing the Sikhs of the community in West London where they grew up. Their project “Singh exhibition” which documented 38 Sikhs from the UK and 36 from the US started...
Indian-origin author from West London, Saurav Dutt, is to publish a book to mark the centenary of a horrific event that proved to be the turning point in the Indian fight for independence from the British Raj.
