A Writer's Life
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Perumal Murugan: ‘How I, descended from a legacy of illiteracy, become a writer’
Murugan’s new book of short stories in translation, ‘Four Strokes of Luck’, will be published shortly.
Perumal Murugan
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In the time of the great quarantine, a writer draws, in words, a map of a life lived indoors
‘Three rooms in particular would feature prominently on this map.’
Vineet Gill
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Why write of love in a time of strife such as this, asks a writer, and answers her question
‘I harbour guilt at what feels like self-indulgence, the wearing of blinders, a Houdini act into the creative hatch.’
Gayathri Prabhu
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Can writing about trauma and violence actually help in healing? Some writers have tried it
Some writers feel a sense of catharsis but the process can come with a heavy emotional and physical toll.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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Five lessons an Indian author learned at Europe’s biggest science fiction and fantasy convention
Fantasy and science-fiction writer Shweta Taneja came back from Eurocon with lessons on humility and selling your own books.
Shweta Taneja
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A staggering archive of 27,000 images to remember the legendary writer
The Colombian writer was born on this day, March 6, 91 years ago and died in 2014. This digital archive gives us a unique glimpse into his life and work.
Harsimran Gill
Video
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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You’re prepared for the agonising writing of your first book, but nobody warns you about the second
Author Tashan Mehta on how first drafts and second novels don’t get easier but there’s hope beyond the skeleton of your book.
Tashan Mehta
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Romance writers are setting the model for workers in tomorrow’s ‘gig economy’
These writers are following strategies that all freelance workers will benefit from.
Chris Larson, The Conversation
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Writers’ journeys: So your book’s been commissioned. Here’s what will happen next
Brace yourself. There’s a lot more you have to do than just write your book.
Amish Raj Mulmi
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Pictures: This is where Jane Austen lived and wrote. (She died 200 years ago today)
It is easy to see how the writer’s home may have inspired her classic novels.
Vidya Shankar
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With a new Salman Rushdie novel coming, it’s time to re-read his memoir ‘Joseph Anton’
Many clues to the books Rushdie writes – including, perhaps, the new one – are to be found in his confessional memoir.
Atreyee Majumder
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This is what life is like when a writer marries a writer
Writer couples ‘get’ each other, till they decide to write a book together.
Devapriya Roy
The Field
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women exit in quarter-final after loss to Japan
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings