Story Time
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Why stories are a vital part of our lives: Understanding their science and politics
Like a very sharp knife, the power of the story is neither good nor evil – it cuts both ways.
Claire Corbett, The Conversation
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How the retelling of old tales in new form creates an economy of fiction that can trigger change
Like currency notes, stories change hands and gain new value in the process.
Varsha Ramachandran
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How video games are changing storytelling by co-opting the player, which fiction still cannot do
The player’s choice drives the narrative, and there are as many stories as there are choices.
Kaustav Sood
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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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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Pem Nem: A 16th-century Urdu romance goes online
The 34 miniature paintings tell the story of Prince Shah Ji and Princess Mah Ji.
Nur Sobers-Khan
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What happened when a medieval Urdu text was performed in a craft beer pub in Mumbai
Actor-director Danish Husain wants to re-popularise India’s traditional storytelling. Will his Qissebaazi become the city’s post-work ritual?
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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What is Christmas Eve without a good ghost story?
Here are five you can start with.
Ipsita Chakravarty
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Why it’s important not just to read (and listen to) stories, but to tell them too
Videos of famous writers reading their stories prove the point.
Shohini Sengupta
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That evening when people listened instead of reading, and remembered why they love stories
Kathakar, the travelling storytelling festival, is going all over India.
Neha Bhatt
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Storytelling with a wink and a smile: the arrival of the Emoji-pocalypse
Can emojis be used to tell stories, and if so what kinds of stories can we use them to tell?
Lauren Collister, The Conversation
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