by Kavita Jindal | Jan 16, 2026 | 1st Page, News
Short Story Collection published by Serving House Books Shortlisted for Two Prizes Good happenings in December 2025. Ended the year on a high note as “The Planet Spins On Its Axis, Regardless” was shortlisted for the Rabindranath Tagore Prize and also was a...
by Kavita Jindal | Jan 10, 2022 | 1st Page, News
From the judges: “The book’s boldness, beauty and courage make it utterly seductive.” https://amzn.to/3i6urk6 India, 1996. Waheeda, a principled and spirited young woman from Uttar Pradesh sets her sights on becoming a member of Parliament. But her romance with the...
by Kavita Jindal | Aug 6, 2020 | 1st Page, News
Witty & Wry with a Steely Heart* Patina, launched in New York at the Matwaala festival in April 2019 has received tremendous reviews, excerpted below. Jindal’s capacity for hard beauty and pride in her own unsentimentality…along with an irreverent playfulness...
by Kavita Jindal | Aug 1, 2020 | 1st Page, News
One of the ‘firsts’ for me this year was the commercial installation of my short poem Optimism. It has had the most amazing reactions. That’s made me look at the poem in a new light and read it to boost myself after disappointments. Considering I’d ignored this poem...
