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Sumana Roy
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‘The New Provincials’: A story from Sumana Roy’s new book of short fiction, ‘My Mother’s Lover’
The novelist, poet and non-fiction writer has just published her first collection of short stories.
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How have animals marked Indian literature? Here is an anthology of stories that seeks answers
Do humans have a subconscious desire to experience animal life as though they are not animals in the first place?
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‘Out of Syllabus’: Three poems from Sumana Roy’s dazzling debut collection
In these selections from her first poetry collection, the novelist and memoirist writes of desire, sadness and the violence faced by a woman in India.
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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What happens when a wife goes missing? Sumana Roy’s debut novel is the study of a modern marriage
In ‘Missing’, the poet and memoirist presents a fictional reflection of contemporary politics and culture through an age-old question.
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The poet as architect: How poems are designed and constructed to convey the sense of space
The first in a series of workshops on learning the craft of poetry from the works of fine poets.
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How can Shakespeare’s ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ be a love poem in blazing hot India?
An environmentally aware reading of the sonnet during a cruel Indian summer leads to odd results. But hilarity is assured.
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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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Why a writer, poet and teacher wanted to turn into a tree
An excerpt from an unusual memoir. Note: This is not a work of magical realism.
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Remaking the nation: Why India should be renamed Undia
Something or the other is reversed every day: a new law tries to undo an older one, which gives way to another. This new ethic of whimsicality is the norm.
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Poetry that reminds us of the all too human – and animal – needs of our gods
A new translation of a classic brilliantly conveys both the bodily desire and the spiritual longing.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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‘Go To Pakistan’. Or, how a modern proverb is born.
'You want your generation’s proverb to be victorious, as if wisdom were a bestselling category.'
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One hundred years of no solitude: ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ lives on in India
Published in June 1915 and arguably the best-known work of modern poetry in the world, T.S. Eliot’s poem is alive and well.
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A novel about leaving home that you cannot leave home without
There may not be a more delightful character than Prasanti, the eunuch, in recent Indian fiction in English.
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The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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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