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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
EU splurges on border controls, thousands of miles away in other countries, to curb migrants
The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
New in fiction: A millennial couple’s marriage is put to test during India’s surreal Covid lockdown
An excerpt from ‘Soft Animal’, by Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Jun 06, 2023 · 05:30 pm
Sophie Kinsella’s new novel shows all that is right (and all that is wrong) with modern chick lit
The bestselling romance writer’s new book arrived without the customary fanfare.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Mar 02, 2019 · 05:30 pm
A writer read 168 books in 2018 and lived to tell the tales of a few of her favourites
Writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan identifies the books that mattered to her in 2018.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Dec 31, 2018 · 08:30 am
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
Yesterday · 01:30 pm
By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
Apr 25, 2024 · 03:30 pm
We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
Yesterday · 11:43 am
Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
Yesterday · 10:00 pm
Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
Yesterday · 06:30 am
An unexpected swayamvara: This novel recreates the story of Amba from the Mahabharata
An excerpt from Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan’s second book in the ‘Girls of the Mahabharata’ series.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Dec 11, 2018 · 05:30 pm
‘Little Women’ at 150: How I got over my literary grudge against Amy March
A novelist explores her love-hate relationship with the March sisters, who sprang to life in the pages of ‘Little Women’ 150 years ago.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Sep 30, 2018 · 07:00 am
And you thought it would be easy to give up your city life and become a farmer?
In ‘How I Became A Farmer’s Wife’, Yashodhara Lal writes a part-memoir, part-fiction, wholly funny book.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Jun 03, 2018 · 12:30 pm
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Apr 24, 2024 · 01:35 pm
Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
Apr 23, 2024 · 02:25 pm
Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
Apr 23, 2024 · 10:25 am
Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
Apr 22, 2024 · 12:00 pm
Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
Apr 21, 2024 · 01:34 pm
Why are so many women (and some men) making ‘Cat Person’ the first viral short story of the net?
The discomfort while reading the story is justified (spoiler alert).
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Dec 14, 2017 · 08:30 am
An author read over 180 books in 2017 and picked her favourites (some of which are quite old)
Writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan selects the best books she read this year, from children’s fantasy to crime novels.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Dec 02, 2017 · 05:30 pm
The Paddington Bear author has died. The bear who pulled his creator out of depression is immortal
Michael Bond, who introduced the famous bear in children’s books in 1958, died recently.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Jul 16, 2017 · 03:30 pm
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
Yesterday · 10:30 am
‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
Yesterday · 09:05 am
‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
Yesterday · 08:00 am
Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
Apr 25, 2024 · 11:56 am
‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
Apr 25, 2024 · 09:10 am
The Man Booker International prize-winner is a brilliant, tragic story full of jokes
A stand-up comedian’s life unravels in full view of his audience.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Jun 24, 2017 · 06:30 pm
Finally, the girls of the Mahabharata get a book series of their own
The first one tells the story of Matsyagandhi, aka Satyavati. In the first person.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Jun 17, 2017 · 08:30 am
Teenage suicide needs a better book than ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’
The TV series has brought the novel a success it did not deserve.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
· Jun 03, 2017 · 06:00 am
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
Yesterday · 11:36 pm
Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
Yesterday · 10:09 pm
ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
Yesterday · 07:33 pm
Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
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