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Sumana Roy
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‘The New Provincials’: A story from Sumana Roy’s new book of short fiction, ‘My Mother’s Lover’
The novelist, poet and non-fiction writer has just published her first collection of short stories.
Sumana Roy
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How have animals marked Indian literature? Here is an anthology of stories that seeks answers
Do humans have a subconscious desire to experience animal life as though they are not animals in the first place?
Sumana Roy
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‘Out of Syllabus’: Three poems from Sumana Roy’s dazzling debut collection
In these selections from her first poetry collection, the novelist and memoirist writes of desire, sadness and the violence faced by a woman in India.
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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What happens when a wife goes missing? Sumana Roy’s debut novel is the study of a modern marriage
In ‘Missing’, the poet and memoirist presents a fictional reflection of contemporary politics and culture through an age-old question.
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The poet as architect: How poems are designed and constructed to convey the sense of space
The first in a series of workshops on learning the craft of poetry from the works of fine poets.
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How can Shakespeare’s ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ be a love poem in blazing hot India?
An environmentally aware reading of the sonnet during a cruel Indian summer leads to odd results. But hilarity is assured.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Why a writer, poet and teacher wanted to turn into a tree
An excerpt from an unusual memoir. Note: This is not a work of magical realism.
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Remaking the nation: Why India should be renamed Undia
Something or the other is reversed every day: a new law tries to undo an older one, which gives way to another. This new ethic of whimsicality is the norm.
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Poetry that reminds us of the all too human – and animal – needs of our gods
A new translation of a classic brilliantly conveys both the bodily desire and the spiritual longing.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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‘Go To Pakistan’. Or, how a modern proverb is born.
'You want your generation’s proverb to be victorious, as if wisdom were a bestselling category.'
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One hundred years of no solitude: ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ lives on in India
Published in June 1915 and arguably the best-known work of modern poetry in the world, T.S. Eliot’s poem is alive and well.
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A novel about leaving home that you cannot leave home without
There may not be a more delightful character than Prasanti, the eunuch, in recent Indian fiction in English.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler