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Rheea Mukherjee
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Fiction: How will Kaya hold on to love as she fights institutionalised hate in volatile times?
An excerpt from ‘The Girl Who Kept Falling In Love’, by Rheea Mukherjee.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Rewriting Jane Austen is an industry. But this version of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in Pakistan shines
Soniah Kamal’s ‘Unmarriageable’ is successful in using the potential of Austen’s classic novel for subverting literary authority.
Rheea Mukherjee
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A young widow returns to everyday life with the help of her body (and some philosophy) in this novel
An excerpt from Rheea Mukherjee’s debut novel, ‘The Body Myth’.
Rheea Mukherjee
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Dialogue: In the age of social media, how do writers avoid becoming hustlers?
Two writers discuss how to remain authentically engaged with the world without being overtaken by the compulsion to market their work on their social networks.
Rheea Mukherjee & Manjiri Indurkar
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‘Do not use most of your research’: How novelist Nayomi Munaweera ensures she doesn’t bore readers
An interview with the Sri Lankan-American writer whose novels set in the civil war in her country have opened a new world to many readers.
Rheea Mukherjee
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These essays reveal a writer who has turned her third world origin into a source of power
Sayantani Dasgupta’s ‘Fire Girl’ renegotiates the burdens of globalised Indian writers.
Rheea Mukherjee
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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How to write for global readers in an Indian accent
The everyday truths that dictate stories from India often appear wildly exotic to the world
Rheea Mukherjee
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We must re-read the essay that reminds us of the time India’s political leaders encouraged debate
Ramachandra Guha wrote about the engaged opposition between Jayaprakash Narayan and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Post Bangalore, it’s time to read Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’ once again
Because even in the India of 2017, women are defined by the male perception.
Rheea Mukherjee
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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What is a writer to do with freedom? (Or, lessons from Albert Camus)
Many writers are unhappy, angry and disillusioned with the way the world is turning out. But this is an opportunity.
Rheea Mukherjee
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How the Seemanchal Literary Festival drew me out of my happy bubble, a first for a litfest
Notes from an English-Indian writer fumbling and learning in Kishanganj, Bihar.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Why has Aatish Taseer written a children’s story about his Green Card?
The author harks back to the era when the US was the Promised Land for South Asians.
Rheea Mukherjee
The Field
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains