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Vivek Tejuja
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Does identity relate to nation? New books from Aanchal Malhotra and Jeet Thayil examine the idea
Why ‘In the Language of Remembering’ by Aanchal Malhotra and ‘The Penguin Book of Indian Poets’ by Jeet Thayil make for essential reading today.
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In 1990s India, even if a TV show dared to have a gay man, he was a laughable caricature
An excerpt from Vivek Tejuja’s memoir of growing up gay in India, ‘So Now You Know’
Vivek Tejuja
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‘This book is ammunition’, says the writer who exposed sexism and myths about women in science
Science journalist Angela Saini’s new book challenges those who think that women are less intellectually capable than men.
Vivek Tejuja
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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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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‘I felt so cool and badass that I tried to capture the spirit of Lady Gaga’s album in writing’
An interview with Priyanka, the author of a very unusual literary debut with ‘Hedon’.
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‘This novel is the answer to Midnight’s Children from the Emergency generation’
An interview with Sriram Karri, the author of the rather unusual ‘Autobiography of a Mad Nation’.
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And then there were six: The reader’s guide to the Man Booker shortlist
With stories set everywhere from Nigeria to Jamaica, there's a lot to choose from this year.
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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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‘The hostility a woman writer faces is in inverse proportion to her personal and social freedoms.’
An interview with Annie Zaidi, editor of ‘Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women's Writing’.
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What you need to know about the winners of the Crossword Book Awards
Eighteen months, hundreds of books, five winners. Better read these.
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If you write a book about five sisters, 'P&P' is bound to come up: Anuja Chauhan
She’s arguably India’s finest writer of romances, effortlessly capturing contemporary events and social mores of love, politics and heaving bosoms.
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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
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14 books shortlisted for the Crossword Popular Choice award
If you haven’t read some of the most popular books – judging by sales – in 2013 and 2014, here’s a list to pick from, and to vote for.
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Being gay: how books and reading saved my life
‘I was 15 and confused. I was sure, but wanted to tell someone this time. Yet I couldn’t. I read The Bell Jar.’
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Six difficult German writers you need to read
Spanish, Italian, and French writing captures more attention, but German fiction looks human existence in the eye.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver