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Feature: The Mita Kapur Interview

`I think the pandemic really drove home the fact that literature and art are more than just for leisure; they are necessary to fully appreciate life and keep sane in difficult times.`    Mita Kapur took over as Literary Director of the JCB Prize for Literature just a few months before the pandemic  wrapped  itself around…

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Book review: Chillies and Porridge, Writing Food, edited by Mita Kapur

   Undercooked Fare Chillies and Porridge  (Edited by Mita Kapur) has an interesting if rather  crowded jacket picture. A line-up of accomplished writers. A winner of a topic for an anthology: food.  Chillies and Porridge  should have made for  truly delicious reading. And some of it does, but only some. Janice Pariat`s reflective eulogy to a breakfast…

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