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Sridala Swami
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‘I read about war to avoid this thing called peace’: Six poems from Sridala Swami’s new books
An excerpt from ‘Run for the Shadows’, by Sridala Swami.
Sridala Swami
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Pablo Neruda’s lost poems have been published, but perhaps they should have stayed lost
This is Neruda as we have come to know – and, sometimes, laugh at. Did we need more of the same?
Sridala Swami
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Sticks and stones: Why #AkademiPoetry is just poor doggerel
A poet explains what poetry really is, and why what’s being passed off under the hashtag doesn’t fit the bill.
Sridala Swami
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Loose canon: who should tell you what poetry to read?
Why do poets write what they do? More important: why do we read the poetry we do?
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How to borrow from the best poets
Continuing our series on the ways the writing of poetry is influenced, written by a poet.
Sridala Swami
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How cinema teaches poetry to create special moments
A poet examines the ways in which watching films changes the way poetry is written.
Sridala Swami
Video
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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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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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How I learnt to write poetry by watching films
In the third of the series on the influences of poetry, a poet draws on the dream-like nature of cinema.
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Is a poem best when it’s heard, or when it’s seen?
When I try to remember poems these days, I try to recall how they look on the page.
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'The poet but for whom I might never have started to write poetry’
The first of a series on the things that influence the writing of poetry.
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The Reel
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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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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success