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Rituparna Roy
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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
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‘Famine Tales’: This anthology of patachitra and comics shows the spectre of hunger is still alive
The book takes a look at four famines in history – in 1590s’ Britain, the Midlands Rising of 1607, the Gujarat Famine of 1630, and the 1769-70 Bengal Famine.
Rituparna Roy
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‘Writer’s Postcards’: A writer-traveller’s home in the brave new world
The essays by Dipika Mukherjee bring together the precariousness of a writer’s life and the joys of travel.
Rituparna Roy
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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‘Midnight’s Third Child’ is a nonlinear, eclectic history of the evolution of the arts in Bangladesh
The 31 essays in the book examine various forms of artistic expression to map the cultural trajectory of Bangladesh, including its East Pakistan phase.
Rituparna Roy
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‘Move-able Feasts’: How Susmita Basu and Kunal Basu celebrate life in food, travel, and love
From the cover and dust jacket to the photographs and chapter titles, the book is a thoughtful tribute to their long companionship and bonding over food.
Rituparna Roy
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‘The Water Phoenix’: Familiar tale of abuse leads to unfamiliar climax of salvation and forgiveness
In her memoir, Rituparna Chatterjee traces a most unusual path out of trauma.
Rituparna Roy
Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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This novel about the myth of Ahalya turns the traditional seduction narrative on its head
Author Koral Dasgupta shifts the focus to another sexual relationship altogether.
Rituparna Roy
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Manjiri Indurkar’s courageous memoir reveals sexual abuse but offers compassion and understanding
‘it’s all in your head, m’ is the story of a body living with trauma.
Rituparna Roy
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Comradeship in love distinguishes this novel of rebuilding refugee lives after the Bengal Partition
Bhaswati Ghosh’s debut novel ‘Victory Colony 1950’ also offers that rare thing: happiness for its characters.
Rituparna Roy
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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This book turns the history of the Battle of Plassey into a riveting drama in three acts
Everyone knows the details of the battle, but Sudeep Chakravarti’s ‘Plassey: The Battle That Changed the Course of Indian History’ builds the back story.
Rituparna Roy
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Middle-class urban women confront critical moments in their lives in these short stories
An excerpt from the story ‘A Phone-Call’ from ‘Gariahat Junction’, Rituparna Roy’s collection of short fiction.
Rituparna Roy
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Beneath the veneer of a crime novel, ‘You Beneath Your Skin’ is a study of problematic relationships
In the fast-moving ‘You Beneath Your Skin’, Damyanti Biswas lays bare the world of misogyny and fraught relationships that informs a series of crimes.
Rituparna Roy
The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit