Book Excerpt
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Thriller: A foreign couple with powerful connections is abducted while trekking in the Kumaon
An excerpt from ‘Himalayan Refuge,’ by Amitabh Pandey.
Amitabh Pandey
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Using a real-life example, a doctor shows how music can help in the treatment of Alzheimer’s
An excerpt from ‘The Fight Against Alzheimer’s: How to Prevent, Cure, Care, and Find Hope’, by Shuvendu Sen.
Shuvendu Sen
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Why is India’s consumer market (undeservedly) called underdeveloped? A new book refutes the idea
An excerpt from ‘Lilliput Land: How Small is Driving India’s Mega Consumption Story’, by Rama Bijapurkar.
Rama Bijapurkar
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Modi government’s insurance scheme pushes hospitals into debt – threatening patient admissions
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Fiction: An unnamed narrator wants to take revenge on the man who molested his sister 30 years ago
An excerpt from ‘The Solitude of a Shadow’, by Devibharathi, translated from the Tamil from N Kalyan Raman.
Devibharathi & N Kalyan Raman
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History of money: How did the Roaring Twenties in America fade out?
An excerpt from ‘Crypto the Disruptor: The Rise of Money from Barter to Bitcoin’, by Mukesh Jindal.
Mukesh Jindal
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In his new book, Sam Pitroda examines whether capitalism can allow a true democracy to prosper
An excerpt from ‘The Idea of Democracy’.
Sam Pitroda
Video
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Watch: Actor Vijay’s car is damaged after thousands of fans throng to meet him in Trivandrum
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Fiction: Beneath the veneer of civility lies a hotbed of secrets of residents of a chic apartment
An excerpt from ‘Harmony Heights’, by Ong Chin Huat.
Ong Chin Huat
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A new book examines the battle for e-commerce success between Amazon and Walmart
An excerpt from ‘Clash: Amazon versus Walmart’, by Nirmalya Kumar.
Nirmalya Kumar
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Travelogue: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Durgacharan Rakshit travelled to most parts of India
An excerpt from ‘Journeys Across India’, by Durgacharan Rakshit, translated from the Bengali by Sarbani Putatunda.
Durgacharan Rakshit & Sarbani Putatunda
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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In translation: Subimal Misra’s ‘anti-stories’ about the Gulf War and other man-made atrocities
An excerpt from ‘The Earth Quakes: Late Anti-Stories’, by Subimal Misra. Translated from the Bengali by V Ramaswamy.
Subimal Misra & V Ramaswamy
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A new book explains why our memories are different from the feelings we have about them
An excerpt from ‘Why We Remember: The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us,’ by Charan Ranganath.
Charan Ranganath
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How X, formerly Twitter, has mediated conversations between politicians and mainstream media
An excerpt from ‘The Online Effect: Decoding X to Predict Election Outcomes’, by Sanjeev Singh.
Sanjeev Singh
The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour