Kinshuk Gupta

Kinshuk Gupta (he/they) is a doctor and writer, and the author of ‘Yeh Dil Hai Ki Chor Darwaja’, a collection of short stories on queer desire.

The protracted Maruti Suzuki workers’ protest that India forgot

A violent confrontation at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar factory in 2012 set off an interminable workers’ struggle for justice, reinstatement and labour rights – but the company, the government and the public have looked away

By Kinshuk Gupta

/ 14 Aug 2026

The protracted Maruti Suzuki workers’ protest that India forgot

Searching for Swadesh Deepak in Hindi literature

Two new translations recall the lasting legacy of the Hindi playwright Swadesh Deepak, who disappeared in 2006 but whose critique of power in India remains prescient

By Kinshuk Gupta

/ 6 Aug 2025

A group of men gathered at a theatre event. At the centre, Swadesh Deepak, wearing a white shawl and brown trousers, smiles w