Memoirs
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Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’: Complicated grief and the impact of losing a mother so young
The book is being marketed as a story about the ‘eternal power of love over grief’.
Sarah Wayland, The Conversation
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Deepti Naval on her memoir: ‘It’s like watching a movie, where you’re with me’
The acclaimed actor returns to her first love, writing, with ‘A Country Called Childhood’.
Nandini Ramnath
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What Priyanka Chopra’s memoir says about her move to Hollywood, trolling and coping with grief
‘Unfinished’ includes the movie’s star’s perspective on the Mother Teresa blooper and the controversial photograph with Narendra Modi.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Her father’s memories were slipping away. She made him tell stories so that he could hold on to them
‘Would these forgotten stories in turn help him reconstruct a sense of self?’
Ranu Bhattacharyya
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When Amrita Pritam wove her autobiography around love, she also demonstrated the many ways to love
In her centenary year, Amrita Pritam’s personal story, written in narrative fragments, take us back to the tumultuous role of love in her life.
Gayathri Prabhu
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The question raised by Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s ‘An Ordinary Life’: Is memory to be trusted?
A subjective account will necessarily ruffle feathers, as publishing history proves.
Archana Nathan
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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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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Memoirs by Karan Johar, Rishi Kapoor prove that celebrities want to take charge of their own stories
Exit professional biographer, enter the scribe? Fortunately for the reader, both books are hugely readable.
Nandini Ramnath
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Bryan Cranston’s memoir maps the long and hard road to ‘Breaking Bad’
‘A Life in Parts’ is a candid and unsanitised chronicle of the celebrated actor’s struggle to overcome his tough childhood.
Ankita Chawla
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What a young woman wrote in a handbook for her lover
When polygamy is reluctant, despite a partner who doesn’t demand monogamy.
Rosalyn D’Mello
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties