Stories written by
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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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Trending
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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HC directs Assam to review orders passed by foreigners tribunals as 85% proceedees declared Indians
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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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: Scenes of waterlogging in different parts of Tamil Nadu as heavy rains continue
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Watch: This low-budget version of Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ music video recreated by Thai fans is a hit
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Watch: Man gets married in hospital after falling sick with dengue just before wedding
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Watch: Stray dog gets stuck in drain below road, firefighters drill through the surface to rescue it
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan fans from India and abroad participate in the ‘Lutt Putt Gaya’ dance challenge
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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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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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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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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Rajawat, Crasto/Ponnappa cruise into semi-finals
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal, Sagar reach finals after dominating wins
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Watch, Cricket: Uganda men’s team celebrates after qualifying for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC fight back to hold debutants Punjab FC to a draw
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India suffer narrow defeat to Germany in second group game