Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

He writes regularly on society, literature, and the arts, reflecting on the shared histories and cultures of South Asia.

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

Han Kang of South Korea (Right), 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the press conference during the 2024 Nobel Prize week in Stockholm, Sweden.

Literature in Nobel laureate Han Kang’s world is not an escape from darkness, but the stubborn preservation of human tenderness within it

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

01 Aug 2026

5 min read

Aranya Sahay.

Science & Technology

The question is not whether technology will expand, but whether the frameworks around labour, dignity, and protection will evolve alongside it: Aranya Sahay

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

16 May 2026

7 min read

Rajendra Yadav and Mannu Bhandari

Two lives, one marriage, and the ethics of memory

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

11 Apr 2026

6 min read

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