Stories written by
Payal Dhar
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For young readers: With time running out, can Maya control her powers and protect her from herself?
An excerpt from ‘The Key: Sands of Time’, by Payal Dhar.
Payal Dhar
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A new sci-fi fantasy book follows a 12-year-old girl’s quest to fulfil a 2,000-year-old prophecy
An excerpt from ‘The Prophecy’, by Payal Dhar.
Payal Dhar
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‘Are you a boy or a girl?’ This YA novel explores what coming of age as a gay teenager can be like
An excerpt from ‘It Has No Name’, by Payal Dhar.
Payal Dhar
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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The five best Young Adult novels from 2014: a fellow-writer’s favourites
Indian fiction for young adults is, well, coming of age, as this selection by a YA writer demonstrates.
Payal Dhar
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The teenager’s dilemma: what to do when your best friend comes out
A 17-year-old girl learns unexpected things about the people closest to her, pitching herself into a crisis of conditioning.
Payal Dhar