Fact And Fiction
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Kunal Basu’s new novel pits parents and children against each other in a brutally bifurcated country
‘In an Ideal World’ shows how today’s induced divisions can tear apart families.
Geeta Doctor
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Hilary Mantel’s latest in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy brings to life the ‘unbiographical’ Englishman
‘The Mirror and the Light’ is a fictonalised look into the final days of Henry VIII’s chief minister.
Janet Dickinson, The Conversation
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The Mueller hearing proves that in a post-truth world, feelings have more weight than evidence
After the testimony, US media from both sides of the ideological divide cherry-picked facts catering to specific biases.
Lee McIntyre, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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The lynching of two men in Assam shows the power of rumours across India
Before the incident in Karbi Anglong, the bogey of the child snatcher travelled through several states, leaving a trail of violence.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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From dissing Darwin to yogic farming: A short history of the BJP’s brush with pseudoscience
What happens when the country's top leaders peddle mumbo jumbo?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Why ‘Exodus’, Leon Uris’s epic novel of Israel, is not what the country has turned out to be
The novel and the movie contributed to mythologising the Israeli fighter as an indomitable hero.
Mohan Guruswamy
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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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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Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is here in our lives, and not just as a TV show
While we weren’t looking, the book became our reality.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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Can you spot the Nanavati murder case in these Salman Rushdie and Indra Sinha novels?
Thrown in some facts, garnish with a lot of fiction, and sprinkle some magical realism.
Anvar Alikhan
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Yoga isn’t an all-Hindu tradition – it has Buddhist, even Sufi, influences
Two scholars dipped into 100 texts, and found that yoga is not as culturally homogenous as the Right Wing makes it out to be.
Malini Nair
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