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Translated fiction: Perumal Murugan’s new book of short stories travels across rural Tamil Nadu
An excerpt from ‘Sandalwood Soap and Other Stories’, by Perumal Murugan, translated from the Tamily by Kavitha Muralidharan.
Perumal Murugan & Kavitha Muralidharan
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In Perumal Murugan’s new novel, Muthu’s life is upturned when his father divides the family land
An excerpt from ‘Fire Bird’, by Perumal Murugan, translated from the Tamil by Janani Kannan.
Perumal Murugan & Janani Kannan
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Marimuthu wants to get married, but why can’t he? Perumal Murugan’s new novel is about daughters
An excerpt from ‘Resolve’, by Perumal Murugan, translated from the Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan.
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Perumal Murugan: ‘How I, descended from a legacy of illiteracy, become a writer’
Murugan’s new book of short stories in translation, ‘Four Strokes of Luck’, will be published shortly.
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‘Estuary’ is Perumal Murugan’s first novel to be set in a town and not a village
An excerpt from Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Estuary’, translated from the Tamil by Nandini Krishnan.
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‘Rising Heat’: Perumal Murugan’s first novel is now available to readers in an English translation
Published in 1991, the novel casts an artist’s eye on the price that rural communities have to pay for the urbanisation of their land.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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In Perumal Murugan’s ‘Poonachi’, a register of goats is eerily prescient about the NRC
In this excerpt from the Tamil novel translated by N Kalyan Raman, Poonachi the goat has to have ears pierced as a marker of identification.
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‘Amma’: Perumal Murugan’s new book in translation is all about his mother
The acclaimed writer takes a break from fiction to write a memoir.
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One story, two endings: This is how Perumal Murugan’s dual sequels to ‘One Part Woman’ begin
The acclaimed novel left readers uncertain about the future of the couple at its centre, Ponna and Kali. These two sequels imagine different fates and ends.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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‘Poonachi’ is Perumal Murugan’s first novel after he was attacked for ‘One Part Woman’
An excerpt from the new novel which was at the centre of an intense bidding war among publishers.
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You’ve read Perumal Murugan the novelist. Here’s the short story writer
An excerpt from ‘The Goat Thief’, the first-ever anthology of short stories selected by the Tamil author for publication in English.
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A ritual of rooftop meetings led to Perumal Murugan’s anthology of Tamil writing on caste
It wasn’t easy to persuade contributors, some of whom who feared retribution.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains