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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
‘Being coerced into joining BJP’, alleges former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
Paris Olympics 2024: With 100 days left for the Games, here’s how Indian contingent is shaping up
How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
Trial court judge apologises before Allahabad High Court for discriminating against Muslim lawyer
Ageing countries benefit from immigrant labour, but workers themselves have difficult retirements
How ‘decolonial Hindutva’ marries nativist politics with left-wing vocabulary
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Indian writers Ajay Patri, Bharath Kumar, Sanjana Thakur shortlisted
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Kanishka Gupta
Kanishka Gupta is a regular Scroll.in contributor
Interview: Does a literary jury need to think differently in the year of a pandemic?
The five members of the JCB Prize for Literature jury weigh in.
Kanishka Gupta
· Jun 05, 2021 · 08:30 am
While book publishers slowed down during the pandemic, this writing platform accelerated
An interview with Devashish Sharma, Country Head, India, of the writing platform Wattpad.
Kanishka Gupta
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Amish Mulmi
· Nov 26, 2020 · 05:30 pm
How a bookshop-in-mall chain learnt to stop worrying about, and start loving, the new normal
An interview with Ajay Mago, managing director of Om Book Shop, whose bookstores range across malls in India.
Kanishka Gupta
· Oct 30, 2020 · 08:30 am
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The Tamil Nadu voter who views the BJP as a threat to the education system
Yesterday · 06:30 pm
Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
Yesterday · 06:30 am
Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
Yesterday · 08:30 am
Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
Apr 16, 2024 · 10:00 pm
‘Being coerced into joining BJP’, alleges former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
Apr 16, 2024 · 07:27 pm
Why (and how) a food delivery company expanded its service into taking books to customers
An interview with Vivek Sunder, COO, Swiggy, on his company’s foray into book delivery during the pandemic.
Kanishka Gupta
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Amish Raj Mulmi
· Aug 26, 2020 · 08:30 am
How the New India Foundation is dealing with the pandemic for its fellowships for non-fiction books
An interview with NIF trustee Srinath Raghavan.
Kanishka Gupta
· Aug 16, 2020 · 08:30 am
‘Reading helps cope with stress and provides creative solutions in the uncertain times of Covid-19’
An interview with psychiatrist Shyam Bhat on the importance of books and reading during the pandemic.
Kanishka Gupta
&
Neelini Sarkar
· Jul 05, 2020 · 03:30 pm
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Apr 16, 2024 · 01:04 pm
Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
Apr 16, 2024 · 11:10 am
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Apr 15, 2024 · 02:27 pm
Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
Apr 15, 2024 · 12:27 pm
How this independent bookshop in Toronto weathered the lockdown has lessons for India’s bookstores
An interview with Anjula Gogia, events coordinator at Another Story Bookshop.
Kanishka Gupta
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Neelini Sarkar
&
Meenakshi Alimchandani
· Jul 02, 2020 · 08:30 am
While the pandemic forces publishers to slow down, this literary journal is relaunching itself
Why did two of the four original founders of ‘nether’ choose this time? What do they hope to achieve? An interview.
Kanishka Gupta
· Jun 18, 2020 · 05:30 pm
Six indie bookstores have founded an association of bookshops. What do they hope to achieve?
An interview with two of the founders of the Independent Bookshops Association of India, Leonard Fernandes and Raman Shresta.
Kanishka Gupta
· May 31, 2020 · 05:30 pm
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
Apr 16, 2024 · 01:47 pm
‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
Apr 16, 2024 · 09:18 am
‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
Apr 15, 2024 · 01:48 pm
Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
Apr 14, 2024 · 08:55 am
Watch: The trailer of Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ is out
Apr 12, 2024 · 04:35 pm
The Art of Solitude: Hope-greetings in the times of Covid-19
‘Hope you’re numbers-estimates-targets-toll unnotching / Hope you’re purposefully delaying...’
Kanishka Gupta
· Apr 02, 2020 · 11:30 am
Could the coronavirus pandemic lock down Indian publishing for some time?
Online and brick-and-mortar retailers have cut back drastically on orders as customer footfalls and sales dwindle.
Kanishka Gupta
· Mar 21, 2020 · 11:30 am
‘Babu Bangladesh’: A literary agent remembers the making of a debut novel – and its author’s death
Published after the tragic death of its author Numair Choudhury, ‘Babu Bangladesh’ is the only posthumous debut to be shortlisted for a literary prize in India.
Kanishka Gupta
· Nov 09, 2019 · 08:30 am
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals bowlers shine as they defeat Gujarat Titans in low-scorer
Yesterday · 11:08 pm
Table tennis, ITTF World Cup: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula exit tournament in group stage
Yesterday · 04:00 pm
Paris Olympics 2024: With 100 days left for the Games, here’s how Indian contingent is shaping up
Yesterday · 10:15 am
IPL 2024: Jos Buttler’s ton helps Rajasthan eclipse Sunil Narine’s efforts for Kolkata
Yesterday · 12:30 am
Chess, Candidates 2024: R Vaishali breaks losing streak; Praggnanandhaa, Vidit play out a draw
Apr 16, 2024 · 10:30 am
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