VS Naipaul
Ram temple sentiment is hate, not devotion
Today the political parties and the mass media can say things, reckless things, which they perhaps hesitated from saying before 1992.
Sir Vidia and his A team
Vidia regarded the whole doctrine of the equality of human beings in intellect, character and culture as foolishness.
Remembering two famous men who left us
Naipaul was disliked by almost everyone in India who had read his book (not many have) or were familiar with what he said because of media reports.
‘Burqa jokes’ become a pawn in the great game of ‘Politopoly’
What could be characterised, absorbed and dismissed as prankish provocation of an idiosyncratic satirist, was not in Johnson’s case.
‘Nobel’ Naipaul: The enigma of departure
The iconic writer’s career was also marked with controversies and skirmishes with his counterparts.
Without his racism and controversial worldviews, there is no Naipaul art
That dark ink which flowed in his veins sprung from the sad, inescapable whiteness of the universe, the sad, sad fixities of human nature.
Dread and relief over Naipaul’s biography
Naipaul’s ardour for innovation became apparent when he wrote that “things are happening” in India.
Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi laud Sir Vidia
Naipaul, known for his critical commentary on colonialism, idealism, religion and politics, died at the age of 85, his family said early on Sunday.
VS Naipaul, a literary titan, passes away
Hailed as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Naipaul evoked immense admiration, and criticism.
Why VS Naipaul never wrote his autobiography
The Nobel Prize and the Booker winner’s oeuvre included over 30 works including the famous A House for Mr Biswas (published in 1961).