Fact And Fiction
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Kunal Basu’s new novel pits parents and children against each other in a brutally bifurcated country
‘In an Ideal World’ shows how today’s induced divisions can tear apart families.
Geeta Doctor
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Hilary Mantel’s latest in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy brings to life the ‘unbiographical’ Englishman
‘The Mirror and the Light’ is a fictonalised look into the final days of Henry VIII’s chief minister.
Janet Dickinson, The Conversation
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The Mueller hearing proves that in a post-truth world, feelings have more weight than evidence
After the testimony, US media from both sides of the ideological divide cherry-picked facts catering to specific biases.
Lee McIntyre, The Conversation
Trending
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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The lynching of two men in Assam shows the power of rumours across India
Before the incident in Karbi Anglong, the bogey of the child snatcher travelled through several states, leaving a trail of violence.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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From dissing Darwin to yogic farming: A short history of the BJP’s brush with pseudoscience
What happens when the country's top leaders peddle mumbo jumbo?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Why ‘Exodus’, Leon Uris’s epic novel of Israel, is not what the country has turned out to be
The novel and the movie contributed to mythologising the Israeli fighter as an indomitable hero.
Mohan Guruswamy
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is here in our lives, and not just as a TV show
While we weren’t looking, the book became our reality.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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Can you spot the Nanavati murder case in these Salman Rushdie and Indra Sinha novels?
Thrown in some facts, garnish with a lot of fiction, and sprinkle some magical realism.
Anvar Alikhan
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Yoga isn’t an all-Hindu tradition – it has Buddhist, even Sufi, influences
Two scholars dipped into 100 texts, and found that yoga is not as culturally homogenous as the Right Wing makes it out to be.
Malini Nair
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury