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Shreya Sen Handley
Shreya Sen Handley is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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How I rediscovered Joseph Conrad in Krakow, the Polish writer ‘who chose to write in English’
Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski spent his formative years, 1869-74, in Krakow and returned to the city in 1914, 40 years after he left it.
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A new travelogue meanders through the fun and freedom of travelling as a family (complete with dog)
An excerpt from ‘Handle with Care: Travels with My Family (To Say Nothing of the Dog)’, by Shreya Sen-Handley.
Shreya Sen Handley
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A retirement home for domestic workers, but who are they? One of the ‘Strange’ stories in a new book
Shreya Sen Handley’s book ‘Strange’ explores the unexpected in every story.
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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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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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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Memoir: How a woman must be ‘worthy’ of a man for marriage (and what happens when she isn’t)
An outspoken memoir of a woman’s journey with her body has just been published.
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Why it doesn’t suit anyone to acknowledge Jane Austen as a radical writer
But, say some, ‘we read her because we feel she understands us ––despite being born over two centuries ago.’
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Happy fiftieth birthday, Adrian Mole. What would you have said about today’s world?
The lovable loser in Sue Townsend’s darkly funny series of novels turned 50 on April 2.
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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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Don’t you just love a novel that makes you want to visit the place it’s set in?
How can you read Harry Potter and not explore Paddington?
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Gurinder Chadha defends Partition drama ‘Viceroy’s House’: ‘I was not making a movie for experts’
The British director’s depiction of Viceroy Louis Mountbatten’s final days in the subcontinent in 1947 has been criticised as simplistic and glossy.
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Why the world needs a new book from Philip Pullman (and why it’s lucky that one is on its way)
The ‘His Dark Materials’ series mirrored much of today’s real life. ‘The Book of Dust’ should hold out hope.
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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
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‘Fifty Shades’ is back in theatres. That’s no reason to re-read the books. Especially not in 2017
Nope, it’s not darker. It’s dorkier. Especially in the Age of Trump.
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Born to run, from mental illness: What Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography really is about
There’s music, but, most important, this is The Boss’s story of his battle with his mind.
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Enid Blyton’s Famous Five give up booze and gluten, become parents. Are you ready for this?
Reckless but harmless speculation on the storylines of the four books.
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The Field
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Football: AIFF technical committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent display
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj