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Veena Muthuraman
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Does this anthology of striking science-fiction from south Asia talk of the future or the present?
The Gollancz Books of South Asian Science Fiction Volume 2 goes well beyond traditional SF to embrace horror, fantasy, and climate fiction.
Veena Muthuraman
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‘The Grand Anicut’: The Cholas are in control, and a dam is coming up on the Kaveri in this novel
An excerpt from Veena Muthuraman’s novel set in ancient Tamilakam, where the arrival of a Roman trading ship changes everything.
Veena Muthuraman
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Thousands of years before becoming a vegan hit, the jackfruit was an intrinsic part of Sangam poetry
The ubiquitous fruit has been described as ‘smelly’ and ‘ugly’, but it was intimately tied to ancient Tamil culture.
Veena Muthuraman
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When India was a ‘land of diamonds’, Russian tsars eagerly tried to build ties with Aurangzeb
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Hockey, Asia Cup, India vs Indonesia, as it happened: India win 16-0 to go through to the Super 4
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Behind Gyanvapi’s women petitioners, a network of men who have long fought for Hindutva causes
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Watch: Japanese man transforms himself into a dog with Rs 12 lakh costume
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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This timely collection of South Asian science fiction is sorely needed – but does it go far enough?
The ‘Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction’ features a vast variety of contemporary writing and (almost) delivers on its promises.
Veena Muthuraman
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‘The long history of Sanskrit has many faces, including voices of protest and revolt’: David Shulman
An interview with the scholar and translator whose work spans, among other subjects, the languages of South India, history of religion and Carnatic music.
Veena Muthuraman
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‘Washington Black’: A novel that puts the oppressed in the world of oppressors and sees what happens
The novel that turns the narrative of slave fiction upside down is on several best-of-the-year lists, and for good reason too.
Veena Muthuraman
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‘You are doing nothing’: Democrat leader interrupts Texas governor at press conference over gun laws
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‘Single biggest learning experience of my life’: Rahul Gandhi about father Rajiv’s assassination
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Watch: Indo-Tibetan border police play nostalgic childhood game after snowfall in Himachal Pradesh
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Watch: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern explains how her country implemented gun control
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Watch: This girl with an amputated leg has to hop to school on one foot in a Bihar town
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Can the history of South India be told in a single book? No, but this one tells stories that matter
Charles Allen’s sprawling ‘Coromandel’ is better read as a collection of essays than as an integrated historical journey.
Veena Muthuraman
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It took a translation to hear the stories of this Greek epic the way a woman would have told them
Emily Wilson is the first woman to translate ‘The Odyssey’ into English.
Veena Muthuraman
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Alien invasions, heady gaming, and the view from China. This is science-fiction with three twists
Physics meets literature in a play of imagination.
Veena Muthuraman
The Reel
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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This meditative biography of Tamil is a breathtaking sweep over a linguistic landscape
A journey through the Dravidian renaissance and the ‘rediscovery’ of the classics in the language.
Veena Muthuraman
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Here is a new way to read Elena Ferrante: Try walking through Naples
Visiting the book-life haunts of the characters from the Neapolitan Quartet was a unique journey.
Veena Muthuraman
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His name isn’t Byomkesh, and he’s the new detective to hit Calcutta
Abir Mukherjee’s Sam Wyndham is an unlikely sleuth who seems to be here to stay.
Veena Muthuraman
The Field
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French Open: Alcaraz admits ‘pressure’ on him after epic comeback against Albert Ramos-Vinolas
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Hockey, Asia Cup: India defeat Indonesia 16-0 to sneak into Super 4s ahead of Pakistan
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Women’s T20 Challenge, Trailblazers vs Velocity live: Kiran Navgire falls but VEL qualify for final
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Badminton: Lakshya Sen set for another training stint in Dubai with Viktor Axelsen
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Hockey, Asia Cup, India vs Indonesia, as it happened: India win 16-0 to go through to the Super 4