Literary History
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A writer goes back in time to Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, to see the place through EM Forster’s eyes
EM Forster was once the private secretary to the Raja of the princely state of Dewas.
John Drew
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What questions did the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s catalogue of ‘102 Great Ideas’ raise?
Even if the things we read come from ‘good’ and ‘trustworthy’ sources, a decision still has to be made about what gets included and what gets left out.
Mike Ryder, The Conversation
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Booker Prize: Rediscovering the first female winner, the often-forgotten Bernice Rubens
She also remains the only Welsh winner in the history of the Prize.
Michelle Deininger, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Outrage online as BJP Karnataka posts video ‘demonising’ Muslims
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Why Alexander the Great was treated with hostility in Zoroastrian literature
Even in Firdawsi’s ‘Shahnamah’, he is described by Ardshir, founder of the Sasanian dynasty, as ‘the evil-minded tyrant’.
Ursula Sims-Williams
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How a 19th century Urdu play come to be translated in Hebrew script
This Judaeo-Urdu manuscript may have been created for (or by) the Baghdadi Jewish community.
Nur Sobers-Khan
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Jane Austen is the face of the new £10 note, and her curious banking story makes her an apt choice
Her daily life and career were marked by a close family connection with the world of banking.
Emma Clery, The Conversation
Video
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Why are Alys’s letters to her husband Faiz Ahmed Faiz consigned to elite private readings?
The poet’s Britain-born wife was anything but a passive voice. She subverted genre and gender roles.
Farha Noor
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PG Wodehouse shrugs off wartime controversy to take his place among the greats
For many critics and fervent patriots, Wodehouse had appeared to have collaborated with the Nazis.
Christine Berberich, The Conversation
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Those poems you read in school are not what Indian poetry in English really is
An excerpt from the first comprehensive collection of essays on a poetry movement that can equal any other in the world.
Rosinka Chaudhuri
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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Literary friendships that lead to better books (but also ferocious fights)
When authors befriend one another, there can be love and there can be hate.
Karthik Venkatesh
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How an Irish poet's epic poem on Kashmir captivated the West, spawning operas, musicals and grandeur
Thomas Moore never visited India. But 'Lalla Rookh', his story about a fictional Mughal princess introduced the Kashmir valley to artists in Europe.
Nirupama Rao
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The story of Amrita Pritam’s final love poem
August 31 is the Punjabi poet’s 97th birth anniversary.
Nirupama Dutt
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title