Books
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A new book about four authors shows how Indian Ocean literature can remap the world
‘Writing Ocean Worlds’ explores a different kind of world of the novel.
Charne Lavery, The Conversation
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Abortion in fiction draws on the complicated history of gender, sexuality and women’s rights
To abort becomes entangled with our perceptions of how we shape the future.
Sharon Engbrecht, The Conversation
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‘Ways of Seeing’ at 50: A book that adeptly reassesses the narratives behind Western European art
John Berger examines the tradition that panders to male voyeurism by depicting naked women as passive objects of desire.
Joanna Mendelssohn, The Conversation
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Exaggerations, silences and treasure: Kerala’s Arabian tale of migration to the ‘Gulf’
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Best sports books: Andre Agassi’s ‘Open’ – a refreshingly candid read about life of a top athlete
The American’s autobiography gives a no-holes-barred account of his childhood, relationships, tryst with drugs, and more.
Scroll Staff
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Best sports books – David Halberstam’s ‘Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made’
The Washington Post called it ‘the best Jordan book so far’ when it was first published in 1999 and as you read it, you understand why.
Scroll Staff
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Best sports books: Peter Roebuck’s ‘It takes all sorts’ is a collection for cricket nostalgics
If you’re missing cricket, want to know more about some iconic or obscure players or even just want a throwback to newspaper days, this is a book for you.
Scroll Staff
Video
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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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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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Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie’s books among BBC’s 100 ‘novels that shaped our world’
The list also included RK Narayan, Vikram Seth and VS Naipaul.
Scroll Staff
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Best of 2018: Books about the life of a writer
4 of the best books published this year to help understand the mind of a writer.
Scroll Staff
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Manto Saheb: Friends and Enemies of the Great Maverick
A collection of personal writings by those who knew, loved, respected or even hated the legendary writer.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Feel Free
The prolific author’s second collection of essays shows the vastness of her range and the depth of her insight.
Scroll Staff
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How To Write an Autobiographical Novel
A moving and deeply personal collection of essays that interrogate what it means to be a writer, among many other identities, in the world.
Scroll Staff
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Best of 2018: Non-fiction books to understand India and the world
From a work of reportage on the aspirations of young Indians to a deeply-researched history of desire in the country, these books shed new light on the world.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana