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Rituparna Roy
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‘Move-able Feasts’: How Susmita Basu and Kunal Basu celebrate life in food, travel, and love
From the cover and dust jacket to the photographs and chapter titles, the book is a thoughtful tribute to their long companionship and bonding over food.
Rituparna Roy
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‘The Water Phoenix’: Familiar tale of abuse leads to unfamiliar climax of salvation and forgiveness
In her memoir, Rituparna Chatterjee traces a most unusual path out of trauma.
Rituparna Roy
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This novel about the myth of Ahalya turns the traditional seduction narrative on its head
Author Koral Dasgupta shifts the focus to another sexual relationship altogether.
Rituparna Roy
Trending
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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The European Union investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots – but is refusing to make its report public
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Explained: How LIC’s exposure to the embattled Adani Group has implications for middle class savings
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Manjiri Indurkar’s courageous memoir reveals sexual abuse but offers compassion and understanding
‘it’s all in your head, m’ is the story of a body living with trauma.
Rituparna Roy
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Comradeship in love distinguishes this novel of rebuilding refugee lives after the Bengal Partition
Bhaswati Ghosh’s debut novel ‘Victory Colony 1950’ also offers that rare thing: happiness for its characters.
Rituparna Roy
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This book turns the history of the Battle of Plassey into a riveting drama in three acts
Everyone knows the details of the battle, but Sudeep Chakravarti’s ‘Plassey: The Battle That Changed the Course of Indian History’ builds the back story.
Rituparna Roy
Video
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Watch: Comedian imagines finance minister’s budget speech with ‘Pathaan’ collection, BBC documentary
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Watch: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi have snowball fight on final day of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir
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Watch: Snow avalanche caught on camera in Chamoli, Uttarakhand
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan makes an appearance for fans outside his home to celebrate ‘Pathaan’
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Middle-class urban women confront critical moments in their lives in these short stories
An excerpt from the story ‘A Phone-Call’ from ‘Gariahat Junction’, Rituparna Roy’s collection of short fiction.
Rituparna Roy
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Beneath the veneer of a crime novel, ‘You Beneath Your Skin’ is a study of problematic relationships
In the fast-moving ‘You Beneath Your Skin’, Damyanti Biswas lays bare the world of misogyny and fraught relationships that informs a series of crimes.
Rituparna Roy
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Everyone not chased out of their homes must read Dina Nayeri’s searing book ‘The Ungrateful Refugee’
How does the refugee feel as she arrives in a land where few want her? A compelling personal and community biography.
Rituparna Roy
The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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How 2019’s ‘The Scent of God’ can take readers back to two older novels, also from South Asia
Shyam Selvadurai’s ‘Funny Boy’ from 1994 and Kunal Basu’s ‘The Miniaturist’ from 2003 highlight a similar theme in completely different artistic ways.
Rituparna Roy
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In Bengali movie ‘Ahare Mon’, love comes in all shapes and forms
Pratim D Gupta’s film was released on June 22.
Rituparna Roy
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Audio master: Three women and three moments of liberation in Satyajit Ray’s films
The awakenings of Mrinmoyee, Charulata and Bimala are masterfully expressed through song and music in ‘Teen Kanya’, ‘Charulata’ and ‘Ghare Baire’.
Rituparna Roy
The Field
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Tennis: Novak Djokovic returns to world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka back at No 2 after Aus Open titles
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup: 2023 edition in South Africa set to mark another paradigm shift
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Hockey: Graham Reid resigns as chief coach of Indian men’s team after World Cup
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Cricket: Murali Vijay announces retirement from all forms of international cricket
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Tennis: After Australian Open triumph, Novak Djokovic ‘not sure’ when he will return to action