Books
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What Shilpa Shetty taught us about the art of reading novels is revealed in these 35 mini-reviews
Ahona Panda
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What the mythologies of the Western worlds could mean for Indian philosophies (and vice versa)
Devdutt Pattanaik
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Demonetisation in fiction: Peppermint sweets replace the rupee as currency in this short story
Aadhavan Dheetchanya
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How the Seemanchal Literary Festival drew me out of my happy bubble, a first for a litfest
Rheea Mukherjee
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Here is a new way to read Elena Ferrante: Try walking through Naples
Veena Muthuraman
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The ICSE English literature syllabus has changed. But Harry Potter and Agatha Christie, really?
Devapriya Roy
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First read: When the Tamil Lalgudi Iyer discovers he is the reincarnation of Bhima
Ryan Lobo
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Who would have thought Jhumpa Lahiri and Elena Ferrante had so much in common?
Priyanka Borpujari
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This book uses fiction to tell the (largely unread) story of Sindh
Bina Shah
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Five biographies through which to revisit the strange life and times of Indira Gandhi
Devapriya Roy
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The new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ book makes you long for the novel (if only Rowling had written one)
Devapriya Roy
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Javed Akhtar’s poem ‘A New Decree’ may remind you of the world we live in
Javed Akhtar Rakhshanda Jalil
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That evening when people listened instead of reading, and remembered why they love stories
Neha Bhatt
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Why India’s no-first strike nuclear policy makes sense (as defence ministers should know)
Shivshankar Menon
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Twinkle Khanna doesn’t take the easier path with her new book (though she could easily have)
Devapriya Roy
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Whether you’ve played Tetris or not, this graphic novel bio is as challenging as the game
Debkumar Mitra
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Jhumpa Lahiri’s second autobiographical journey uses an unlikely vehicle – the book cover
Anu Kumar
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How to rebuild India’s intelligence agencies for the future
Vikram Sood
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Why you should go back to the book of ‘Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them’ before the movie
Bijal Vachharajani
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Fun fantasy: How the media responded when aliens visited India
Karthik Laxman