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Selina Sheth
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How this children’s publisher defied the downtrend to boost sales during the pandemic
What’s behind the success story of Wonder House Books?
Selina Sheth
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Why Bareilly’s landmark Syndicate Book House may find it difficult to reopen after the second wave
After running the shop for over 40 years, co-founder Santosh Verma all but acknowledges it cannot survive now.
Selina Sheth
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With the deaths of its pillars Anil Dharker and Shashi Baliga, what lies ahead for Tata Litlive?
The brutal second wave of the pandemic makes Mumbai’s famous literary festival doubly difficult in the near future.
Selina Sheth
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Nigeria rolls out meningitis vaccine that protects against five strains
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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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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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For this family-owned bookshop, the pandemic closed its three stores temporarily – but not its sales
How Rajat Book Corner of Amritsar and Jaipur kept the business going.
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For this bookseller of Kabul, the pandemic was a blip in a country afflicted by long-term war
Shah Muhammed Rais of Shah M Book Company fame was inadvertently prepared for the pandemic.
Selina Sheth
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Kitab Khana: Squeezed by the lockdown, gutted by a fire, the Mumbai bookshop is scripting a revival
Samir Somaiya and Amrita Somaiya aren’t letting their passion project crumble despite the blows.
Selina Sheth
Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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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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Walden, Hyderabad (1990-2020): The bookshop that, sadly, could not survive the pandemic
The lockdown only accelerated the decline that had already began.
Selina Sheth
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Mumbai’s elegantly curated Wayword & Wise bookshop refuses to go online despite the pandemic. Why?
Started as a passion project, it now faces an uncertain future because its founders wanted a physical bookshop, not online sales.
Selina Sheth
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International Yoga Day : Nine books to read to know what makes yoga so big
Some of the classic and popular texts of this 5,000-year-old practice.
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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