Poetry Picks
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‘Dreaming of her hunger, I sob in my arms’: Read six new poems by Ashwani Kumar
‘I wake up to the sound of gunshots in the streets. / Where is she? Where is she?’
Ashwani Kumar
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‘Substitute this betrayal with yet another’: Five poems on grief and memories by Salma
Translated from the Tamil by N Kalyan Raman.
Salma
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‘The irony of desire in boxes’: Six poems to remind us of life (and death) on Zoom during Covid-19
‘A zoom screen is no mirror / and I hide self-view because / I am exhausted of / forgetting who I am.’
Saumya R Kedia
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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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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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Mangalesh Dabral (1948-2020): ‘It’s my heart, not my feet, that’s traversing this vexed world’
Three poems by the legendary poet who died on Wednesday, December 9. Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell.
Mangalesh Dabral
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‘You say nothing, you speak of no one, we hear each other breathe’: Eight poems by Anupama Raju
‘There’s nothing left to talk about. Candles are all out.’ Poetry of silence.
Anupama Raju
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‘A New World Symphony’: A sequence of poems by actor Soumitra Chatterjee
The actor had a deep and long literary life as a playwright, poet, writer and editor. He died on Sunday, November 15, at the age of 85.
Soumitra Chatterjee
Video
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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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‘We are going to meet soon’: Read these post-modern love poems in the bhakti tradition
Eight poems by Srivalli, translated from the Tamil by N Kalyan Raman.
Srivalli
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‘The great leader’ appears in Varanasi in this poem about the city’s past and present
A poem from Ashwani Kumar’s collection, ‘Banaras And The Other’.
Ashwani Kumar
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‘A Kind of Freedom Song’: In life and mythology, women find a voice after violence in these poems
Eight poems from Aditi Rao’s second poetry collection.
Aditi Rao
The Reel
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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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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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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#NaPoWriMo: 10 poets from India who are embracing (and excelling at) National Poetry Writing Month
This April, like every year since 2003, is bringing us some fantastic daily poetry. Here are 10 poets worth following.
Rohini Kejriwal
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‘Faith is trapped in the teeth of fire’: Two poems by Gulzar on India today
‘Once again necks have lolled, heads have been chopped off / People have been divided, and their gods too.’
Gulzar
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‘Out of Syllabus’: Three poems from Sumana Roy’s dazzling debut collection
In these selections from her first poetry collection, the novelist and memoirist writes of desire, sadness and the violence faced by a woman in India.
Sumana Roy
The Field
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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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