Nilanjana Sengupta

A riveting look at the fiercely original, intellectually brilliant mind of Singapore's unofficial Poet-Laureate, Edwin Thumboo, whose poetry is key to understanding the emotional hinterland of the city-state. A riveting look at the fiercely original, intellectually brilliant mind of Singapore's unofficial Poet-Laureate, Edwin Thumboo. Born of Tamil and Teochew parents, he embraced the Protestant faith late in his life. He...

Stories about women of Singapore, exiles and dreamers, lovers and seekers of the path. Chickpeas to Cook and Other Stories is the story of the woman of the tribe, women from some of the smallest communities, often no more than a few hundred families in Singapore. How do these women live, think, even breathe? What does the Dawoodi Bohra woman...