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Supriya Nair
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‘Akbar of Hindustan’: Parvati Sharma’s biography presents its subject with all his ambiguities
This book isn’t trying to reassure us with the complacency of knowing things.
Supriya Nair
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This book calls out India’s political betrayals sharply, but does not shake the edifice hard enough
With inspiring moral conviction, KS Komireddi’s ‘Malevolent Republic’ retraces the path of treachery that modern India has treaded since 1947.
Supriya Nair
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‘Cat Person’ took the world by storm – do the rest of Kristen Roupenian’s short stories match up?
The other stories in ‘You Know You Want This’, Roupenian’s debut collection, delve into similar themes of humiliation and sexual relationships but lack impact.
Supriya Nair
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Shakespeare: Not a parent but a twin of modern Indian cinema and theatre, says a delicious new book
Jonathan Gil Harris’s ‘Masala Shakespeare’ is a mixture of cultural criticism, film journalism, social history and lively, opinionated autobiography.
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This meditative novel about devadasis and the consumption of art is held back by its moralism
In ‘The Undoing Dance’, Srividya Natarajan uses the story of a family to reflect on the history of dance and the ownership of artistry.
Supriya Nair
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‘Defiance was a strong part of it’: Why Alan Hollinghurst began writing about gay life and history
An interview with the British author on his pathbreaking debut, the ‘gay novel’ today and the problem with nostalgia.
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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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This earnest but trivial book about Brahmins in Varanasi strives to avoid intellectual engagement
Aatish Taseer’s ‘The Twice-Born’ denies the application of economics, political science, and sociology to its reportage.
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An imaginative biography of Jahangir shows how the distant past can be made intimately recognisable
Parvati Sharma’s book flouts convention and treats Jahangir as a literary character, with sympathy for both his genius and limitations.
Supriya Nair
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‘Red Birds’: Mohammed Hanif’s most sorrowful novel is swallowed up by its grief
The writer’s third novel, told by multiple first-person narrators, is set in an unnamed, war-torn Muslim country.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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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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‘English, August’ is getting a special 30-year edition. But does it still hold up in 2018?
The fixations of Upamanyu Chatterjee’s novel, featuring the aimless bureaucrat Agastya Sen, do not age well, but the book retains its sharp voice.
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‘Half The Night is Gone’: This unmistakably great novel stops short with its political provocations
Amitabha Bagchi’s new novel is nevertheless an extraordinary telling of the bonds between past and present, with an atmosphere unlike in any recent book.
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Vikram Chandra on ‘Sacred Games’: ‘I cried though I know what’s going to happen to the characters’
The acclaimed writer on the Netflix adaptation of his 2006 novel: ‘‘People in the series talk the way Indians talk.’
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller