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Sandip Roy
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021): A bookseller who was a poet who was a publisher who was a writer
Ferlinghetti, who published the legendary Beat poets and founded the iconic City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco died on February 22 at the age of 101.
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What Rakesh Khanna learnt while putting together a book on India’s ghosts, monsters and demons
Ghosts across histories and geographies, now available for handy reference.
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Soumitra Chatterjee (1935-2020): Acting legend, principled lodestar, utterly decent human being
He died on November 15 from Covid-19 complications in Kolkata. He was 85.
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Trending
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How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll
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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
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Rajasthan verdict in 30 charts: Poll was closer than results showed, Congress held on to vote share
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Watch: Kathak dancers give unique spin to viral dance challenges, flaunting their intricate footwork
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‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya
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‘We have not comprehended the real scars left by the lockdown’: Author Udayan Mukherjee
The financial journalist-turned-writer’s new book ‘Essential Items’ is a collection of short stories featuring the lives of people during the pandemic.
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For Bengali publishing, the pandemic has provided a much-needed push towards e-books
Lack of access to physical books finally forced publishers to cross the e-frontier that had been shying away from for years.
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A science fiction conference in Kolkata showed that the genre has remained alive and well in Bengal
It is true, however, that Indian science fiction has been a bit of a stepchild of the Indian literary canon.
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Video
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‘This year baby Jesus is in rubble’: Nativity scene in Bethlehem church is in solidarity with Gaza
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Watch: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana joins viral ‘Moye Moye’ social media trend
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Watch: Mahouts inconsolable as they say goodbye to elephant Arjuna who died in the line of duty
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‘What is it that we should do?’: Comedian on fitness advice found online that only causes confusion
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‘Ikigai finally finding purpose’: Comedian Gaurav Kapoor on how books have become home decor
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The book about Satyajit Ray’s ‘The Alien’ tells the story of the movie that wasn’t, in every sense
‘Travails With The Alien’ is not so much a book as it is a documentary in paperback.
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'I am American, not Asian-American.' Writer Bharati Mukherjee (1940-2017) never wanted a label
She wrote of hyphenated lives, but she did not want to be in a special section of the bookshelf.
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Photographs: How the colours of the Dhaka Lit Fest put out the darkness of anxiety
Held under the shadow of Islamic unrest, security concerns, and an atmosphere of uncertainty, the festival dispelled the gloom with its celebration of books and writers.
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The Reel
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’