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Harsimran Gill
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‘Whereabouts’: Jhumpa Lahiri is still asking what it means to belong, though not for immigrants
Lahiri translated her own Italian novel into English, and is not writing of the Indian diaspora in the USA.
Harsimran Gill
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‘Principles of Prediction': Anushka Jasraj's mesmerising debut collection revels in the unknowable
Reality and absurdity blend in this collection of short stories.
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‘Hellfire’: From a bright morning full of possibilities to nightfall in a house shrouded in secrets
Leesa Gazi’s Bengali novel, translated into English by Shabnam Nadiya, is a thrilling, unsettling, and wildly satisfying descent into the macabre.
Harsimran Gill
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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How complicit is the employee of a corporation that follows unethical practices, asks this novel
Tanuj Solanki’s ‘The Machine Is Learning’ raises questions that cannot, perhaps, be answered just yet.
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‘A Burning’: An extraordinary debut novel explores justice and ambition in an unequal land
Who is allowed to dream in a country where injustice prevails, asks Megha Majumdar’s novel.
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This novel throws new light on the world of the living by showing us how a dead man might see it
Shehan Karunatilaka’s ‘Chats With The Dead’ is peopled with ghosts investigating political killings in Sri Lanka.
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Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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‘My book is not an apocalyptic book at all. I guess I’m leaving hope as a possibility’: Amitav Ghosh
The author of ‘Gun Island’ on the role of fiction, his relationship with the Sunderbans, and why pre-modern texts might hold answers to today’s problems.
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‘Adèle’: She stunned us with ‘Lullaby’ but Leïla Slimani falters with her novel about a sex addict
Slimani’s newly-translated novel is marked by her distinctive style but leaves her eponymous protagonist opaque.
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Meet the geneticist and author who is using ancient DNA to upend how we approach human history
An interview with David Reich, scientist and author of ‘Who We Are and How We Got There’.
Harsimran Gill
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Mary Beard interview: ‘Being a popular writer helps you say the unpopular’
An interview with the classicist and historian about the problems with social media, looking at the classics through a modern lens and populism today.
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Colson Whitehead on ‘The Underground Railroad’: ‘There’s no rule about what I can write’
An interview with the American author about the Pulitzer prize-winning ‘The Underground Railroad’ and writing about history through the lens of fiction.
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‘It’s about the saddest things I can think of’: Pulitzer winner Andrew Sean Greer on his comic novel
An interview with the American author about ‘Less’, winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and what he’s looking forward to in queer literature.
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The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker