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Salil Tripathi
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Saleem Peeradina (1944-2023) was a poet who taught as well as a teacher who wrote poetry
Peeradina’s former student and associate, the writer Salil Tripathi, pays a tribute to the poet and editor who died on February 12, 2023, at the age of 78.
Salil Tripathi
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Letter from London: What Elizabeth thought about the great issues of her time, we will never know
She was on the throne for seven decades but when news of her passing was announced, the British capital was characteristically unsentimental.
Salil Tripathi
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20 years since Godhra: What 2002 taught us
The idea of us and them got solidified. We learned to normalise the idea of revenge.
Salil Tripathi
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Nobel Peace Prize: How brave journalists like Maria Ressa expand freedoms for everyone
A tribute to the journalist from the Philippines, who will share this year’s prize with Dmitry Muratov of Russia.
Salil Tripathi
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How the pandemic has allowed governments to step up efforts to police their citizens’ thoughts
Worldwide, the cult of intolerance is growing, with the powerful seeking to silence those they disagree with.
Salil Tripathi
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Sunil Kothari (1933-2020): A great dance theoretician who was always full of childlike enthusiasm
Conversations with him were always rewarding. He was touched by the Greek muse Terpsichore, he understood what Shiva’s tandava nritya meant.
Salil Tripathi
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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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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Pushpa Bhave (1939-2020): Cultural critic, social activist, the embodiment of middle-class Mumbai
Her quarrel was with those who had the power and misused it, which meant, in effect, almost all governments.
Salil Tripathi
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The Art of Solitude: Ravi Shankar and Zubin Mehta’s ‘Raga Mala’ brings joy and optimism
‘This takes me back to a time when my paths seemed full of possibility, the future wide open, and worlds waiting to be conquered.’
Salil Tripathi
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Satire shot: My friend from the 21st floor prepares to screen Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’
‘There has been some glitch in the computers, because thousands of people seem to have bought the same ticket, for the 6.50 pm show on Friday in Vadodara.’
Salil Tripathi
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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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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When German envoy met RSS chief, did he warn him about the perils of taking a majoritarian path?
Trade and business ties matter. So does conscience.
Salil Tripathi
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The newspaper that Behram Contractor aka Busybee started has closed down. His writings remain alive
‘The Afternoon Despatch and Courier,’ the Mumbai afternoon newspaper launched by Contractor in 1985, announced its closure on July 20, 2019.
Farzana Contractor, Busybee, Dom Moraes, Vinod Mehta & Salil Tripathi
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‘The dream we had all agreed to dream’ has been jolted: Ten years of ‘Offence: The Hindu Case’
I said that the forces of Hindutva would make India look like Nazi Germany or Talibanist Afghanistan. The saffron brigade is doing its best to prove me right.
Salil Tripathi
The Field
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I