Fantasy Literature
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Is science fiction an instrument of escapism or a mirror to our realities?
Psychology has diagnosed science fiction as a literature of evasion. But the genre has spoken back.
Gavin Miller, The Conversation
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‘The Witcher’ books, coming to Netflix, tell their stories in ways seldom seen in fantasy fiction
The web series will widen the reach of what is already a cult series among lovers of fantasy sagas.
Kaustav Sood
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80 years before Bram Stoker, it was a young English doctor who introduced us to the modern vampire
Until John Polidori’s novel, ‘The Vampyre’, the creatures had been imagined as shaggy, fetid and bestial.
Robert Morrison, The Conversation
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Happy birthday, Neil Gaiman: We made a starter kit for those who, unbelievably, haven’t read you yet
There’s more to the master of fantasy than ‘The Sandman’ (although you really shouldn’t miss that either).
Nicholas Rixon
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How Mughal history inspired an American professor to weave a fantasy world that rivals Tolkien’s
Tekumel began as a complex role-playing game, and then turned into books.
Blake Smith
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'Beauty and the Beast' was originally a feminist fable (disguised as marriage guidance)
A wealthy, beautiful and virtuous young woman remarries after becoming widowed. Why?
Valerie Derbyshire, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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From fearing fantastic beasts, we have learnt to love them
We are more likely to see our job as preserving endangered species rather than fighting monsters.
Marta Cobb, The Conversation
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Is 'Lord of the Rings' greater than 'Game of Thrones'? Watch the epic rap battle between the writers
Middle Earth vs Westeros. 'I'm No. 1 and 2, you're under 50 Shades of Grey.'
Shubhra Dixit
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to be released as a book on July 31
JK Rowling's publishers said they decided to print it after fans appealed to the author for a hardback version saying they cannot all make it to London to watch the play.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success