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Jai Arjun Singh
Jai Arjun Singh is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘The Glass Pearls’: This novel by a Jewish writer is about a Nazi fearing the net closing in on him
The success of ‘The Glass Pearls’ as a paranoia-story hinges largely on being able to sympathise with its Nazi protagonist.
Jai Arjun Singh
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Swadesh Deepak’s ‘I Have Not Seen Mandu’ is an unflinching memoir of seven years of mental illness
Jerry Pinto has translated the memoir into English, which Deepak, who has been missing since 2006, called ‘the language of lies’.
Jai Arjun Singh
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A mongoose detective peels back some of the layers of the natural world in this marvellous comic
Rohan Chakravarty’s ‘Ruddy Detective’ isn’t the sort who will dispense justice or play saviour if it means disrupting nature’s balance.
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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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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Mahadevi Varma’s almost unknown book about animals in her life is rich with detail and observation
The first English translation of ‘Mera Parivar’ shows why her relationship with non-human creatures was central to her development as a writer.
Jai Arjun Singh
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‘Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line’ is a classic coming-of-age novel of present day India
In Deepa Anappara’s wonderfully paced debut novel, a little boy goes ‘detectiving’ when children from his basti mysteriously start to disappear.
Jai Arjun Singh
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In Jeet Thayil’s ‘Low’, a man goes on a drug-addled Bombay odyssey after his wife’s suicide
A funny, sad, achingly alive novel.
Jai Arjun Singh
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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Aruni Kashyap’s gentle stories depict Assamese characters trying to make sense of their world
This collection of short fiction flows easily between the personal and the political.
Jai Arjun Singh
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The firepower of feminist fantasies is on full view in this anthology featuring ‘magical women’
Sukanya Venkatraghavan has edited a focussed yet wide-ranging anthology of stories about women with special powers who create, destroy and rebuild worlds.
Jai Arjun Singh
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How Mahasweta Devi’s historical romance, starring courtesans and thugs, was translated into English
An interview with Shamya Dasgupta, Devi’s nephew and the translator of ‘Mirror Of The Darkest Night’ (‘Laayl-e Aasmaaner Aayna’ in the original).
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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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HM Naqvi’s ambitious new novel has much to relish but its rambling narrative voice makes that hard
‘The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack’ is filled with memories of cosmopolitan Karachi and fascinating characters but reading it can be a drag.
Jai Arjun Singh
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How do you turn train journeys in Paris and Mumbai into a book of poetry? Ask these poets
An interview with Karthika Naïr and Sampurna Chattarji, who collaborated on an innovative collection of poetry featuring trains – and each other’s lines.
Jai Arjun Singh
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What does a 21st century feminist do when transported to King Vidyadhar’s 11th-century court?
After bringing Mahabharata characters to modern-day Delhi in her earlier novel, Trisha Das’s latest sends an archeologist a thousand years into the past.
Jai Arjun Singh
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