Statement:
Indian Writing in English, or IWE Online is a one-stop site for those who read, study, teach and research one of the largest literary canons of the postcolonial world. Inside you will find critical biographies, survey / thematic essays, commentaries, teaching resources (including syllabi), and selections from the literature.
You could opt to explore the site by visiting author-pages, explore a specific genre, or read up on themes and topics in IWE, all written by scholars who have researched and/or taught Indian Writing in English, and very often contributed to the literature itself.
IWE Online congratulates Jnanpith Awardee novelist Amitav Ghosh for the Erasmus Prize 2024. The Prize highlights his contribution to the theme ‘imagining the unthinkable’.
Excerpts from Ghosh’s work on IWE Online: