Book Review
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‘Like Being Alive Twice’: Dharini Bhaskar’s new novel reflects on how love forces our hand
Bhaskar’s voice is sharp, the contours of her storytelling are tastefully restrained, and coherence between the motivations of characters emerges organically.
Shubhangi Tiwari
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‘Bangladesh: A Literary Journey’: An anthology that takes a stand against cultural elitism
From a socio-political perspective, this collection of stories edited by Rifat Munim is a reflective, critical and comprehensive volume.
Ikhtisad Ahmed
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‘The Lady on a Horse and Other Secrets’: A wise departure from the author’s trademark styles
Ramona Sen has honed her authorship, tweaked her craft, and stretched the limits of her writing.
Diya Isha
Trending
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Ma is Scared’: Anjali Kajal’s short stories step into the lives of ordinary women in northern India
The stories, selected and translated by Kavita Bhanot, represent a writing career spanning two and a half decades.
Areeb Ahmad
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‘General Firebrand and His Red Atlas’: What is happening to my neighbour will also happen to me
Even though Tathagata Bhattacharya’s novel is replete with accounts of strife, violence, and crime, the central themes are healing and recovery.
Ipshita Mitra
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‘Never Never Land’: Life is old here. Older than the trees. Younger than the mountains
Namita Gokhale writes with the wisdom that comes with experience. Her touch is light, her words are air, and the book design complements her craft.
Sayari Debnath
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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‘Under the Night Jasmine’: In the isolation of the pandemic, a writer finds his story – and himself
Manav Kaul’s novel evokes the unsettling days of the lockdown to ask what truths we might find if we sit still with our discomforting thoughts.
Divya Aslesha
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‘Conversations with Aurangzeb’: An absurdist questioning of our histories
Charu Nivedita is not seeking to write a complete story, but merely to encounter a past that is all the more real precisely because it is fictional.
Ila Manish
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‘To Break and To Branch’: A gentle guide to Gieve Patel’s art, for first-timers and old admirers
Ranjit Hoskote’s book provides detailed descriptions and contextualisation of Patel’s art.
Rituparna Roy
The Reel
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Red River’: To whom does a piece of land belong? Who gets to live on its resources?
Somnath Batabyal’s novel walks a tightrope between seeming normalcy and its violent collapse.
Saloni Sharma
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‘A Long Season of Ashes’: A memoir of flight, fight, and survival for Kashmiri Pandits in exile
Siddhartha Gigoo’s memoir invokes empathy for the unimaginable struggle and loss that Kashmiri Pandits were made to go through, before and after the exodus.
Shivani Patel
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‘The Chandayan’: The 14th-century Sufi romance brought to life by a new translation and essays
Written by Mulla Daud, the romance is based on popular folklore in Awadh, Bundelkhand, Chhattisgarh and Western Bihar.
Rana Safvi
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement