Vaseem Khan’s latest murder mystery is set in Nagaland, in the north-eastern region of India. He writes about the history of the area once known as the Naga Hills and the tribes who lived there – people who were, until fairly recently, headhunters. In the far north-eastern corner of India is the state of Nagaland, […]
Calcutta Blues: why Kipling despised the city
Rudyard Kipling famously wrote about Calcutta, and not to praise it, says Vaseem Khan, author of the Malabar House crime series. He looks at the history of the first capital of British India, its place in the independence movement, and why men like Kipling despised both it and the Bengalis who used the written word […]
Partition, politics, and a prime minister’s passion
It’s 75 years since India won independence. Vaseem Khan, who writes historical crime set in the years shortly afterwards, looks back at the process that led to independence and partition, and at the surprising relationship between two of the key political figures of the time. There’s a wonderful photograph – taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson – […]