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Suhasini Patni
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‘You could say I have been working towards my mermaid graphic novels my whole life’
An interview with Sharanya Manivannan, author of the graphic novels ‘Incantations Over Water’ and ‘Mermaids in the Moonlight’.
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Reading Afghanistan as the Taliban take over: Seven books (none of them by Khaled Hosseini)
What fiction, poetry and memoirs from the country can tell us.
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A reader’s guide to the 13 books longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021
The shortlist will be announced on September 14, and the winner of the £50,000 prize, on November 3.
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Trending
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Supreme Court questions ED on timing of Arvind Kejriwal arrest, says life and liberty important
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt-to-murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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A reader’s guide to the six books shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2021
The winners of the 50,000 prize, to be shared equally between writer and translator, will be announced on June 2, 2021.
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‘Earthlings’: This novel by the author of ‘Convenience Store Woman’ will make you very uneasy
Sayak Murata writes once again about those who cannot fit into society but have to be part of it.
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‘These, Our Bodies, Possessed By Light’: Women are in love, with their relationships with themselves
Despite the rotating unhappiness of the characters, Dharini Bhaskar’s novel is actually a happy one.
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Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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A reader’s guide to the ten books on the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020 longlist
Six women writers, one woman translator, four debut novels.
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A reader’s quick guide to all 13 novels on the Booker Prize 2020 longlist
Of the 13 writers, nine are women, and eight of the 13 books are debuts.
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This novel records the tricky existence of a nurse whose sister cannot stop murdering her boyfriends
Why does Ayoola kill her lovers? Is it self-defence, trauma or because she can? Oyinkan Braithwaite’s ‘My Sister The Serial Killer’ is a quickie done right.
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The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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This work of auto-fiction is funny, tender, and shattering. Blame the writer, Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong’s ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ is a personal story that kills softly with its terrible beauty.
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For the first time in recent years, a novel set in Afghanistan talks about intimacy, not just war
Jamil Jan Kochai’s focus on this domesticity itself is an act of subversion, and that his family is not just full of tragedy and conflict is a delight.
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A child’s muteness pits nurture and love against a male culture of success in this Iranian novel
Parinoush Saniee’s Iranian novel ‘I Hid My Voice’ also navigates the burdens the women in a family have to carry.
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The Field
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Diaz and Chhangte on target as Mumbai City beat FC Goa to enter final
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IPL 2024: Varun Chakravarthy, Phil Salt star as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals
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Boxing, Asian U22 and Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Sagar, Sumit enter semi-finals, assured of medals