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Trisha Gupta
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How do tourist guides explain (away) the erotic sculptures of Khajuraho to inquisitive visitors?
An excerpt from ‘The Sacred and the Profane: Experiencing Khajuraho’, by Trisha Gupta, from ‘Where the Gods Dwell: Thirteen Temples and their (Hi)stories’.
Trisha Gupta
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Anuja Chauhan’s new novel may be a whodunnit, but its people are its pleasure, as usual
In ‘Club You To Death’, the popular writer with a perfect ear for conversation uses crime as a vehicle to portray the ‘beautiful people’ of Delhi society.
Trisha Gupta
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What would human history look like if told through our relationships with animals?
Simon Barnes’s ‘The History of the World in 100 Animals’ is a unique way of looking back – and around.
Trisha Gupta
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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This study of archaeologist MN Deshpande’s work highlights the integrity and zeal of a true scholar
MN Deshpande was someone whose respect for the past was supreme.
Trisha Gupta
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This novel self-reflexively explores how a Kashmiri Pandit crafts the narrative of his life and loss
In ‘A Bit of Everything’, author Sandeep Raina travels with questions of memories and victimhood.
Trisha Gupta
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What the burqa and the bindi (and the hijab) stand for in our books, and in our current lives
‘Among the fascinating ways in which women have chosen to express cross-community solidarities these last few months is the interlacing of burqas and bindis.’
Trisha Gupta
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Poomani’s ‘Heat’ is a vivid novel concerned with the central difference between law and justice
Much of this Tamil novel, now in an English translation, unfolds in flashback. Read backwards, it might even be seen as a revenge saga.
Trisha Gupta
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With his new novel ‘Jasmine Days’, Benyamin once again skilfully presents fiction as fact
The Malayalam author’s new novel is told in the voice of a young Pakistani woman in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Trisha Gupta
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Upamanyu Chatterjee’s new novel is a minimalist study of revenge (and features Agastya Sen’s father)
A tightly woven story goes much deeper and wider than the slimness of the novel would suggest.
Trisha Gupta
The Reel
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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From English to Kannada to Kannada to English: Tejaswini Niranjana’s mirrored path to translation
An interview with a polyglot cultural theorist on the practice of translation.
Trisha Gupta
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Meet the American who translates some of India’s finest Hindi writers into English
‘I was tired of translating detailed descriptions of male desire and women’s breasts.’
Trisha Gupta
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Kannada writer Jayant Kaikini’s evocative stories are infused with the body and soul of Mumbai
Set in Mumbai, and translated into English, this is an insightful, illuminating, and powerful collection.
Trisha Gupta
The Field
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement