Hindutva-PopCan a song trigger a murder? Can a poem spark a riot? Can a book divide a people? Away from the gaze of mainstream urban media, across India's dusty, sleepy towns, a brand of popular culture is quietly seizing the imagination of millions, on the internet and off it. From catchy songs with acerbic lyrics to poetry recited in kavi sammelans to social media influencers shaping opinions with their brand of 'breaking news' to books rescripting historical

other ghosts from the past emerge

Sweet Trouble

If they would risk their lives for Trump in a pandemic

But now Mia has a scandal of majestic proportions to contend with: Her grandmother’s leaked “fake” wedding plans to the press that could cause even normally calm Michael to become a runaway groom

Neither Rose nor Bodhi can deny the sparks flying between them

' - Sumana Roy

From a simple backyard garage

BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL includes the content of CATHEDRAL in its entirety

and Hannah is not

Until they learn the dark truth: LT doesn't stand for lieutenant but for Less Thans

Sam Miracle never thought that his future could lie in the past

Inspired by stories about the legendary Queen of Thieves