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Shreya Ila Anasuya
Shreya Ila Anasuya is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘Piranesi’: Susanna Clarke’s long-awaited second novel is worth the long wait. And it includes magic
On the surface, Clarke's second novel has nothing to do with ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell’, but the novels share a secret heart.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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Fiction does justice to the remarkable life of the singer Janki Bai in a way that history has not
In ‘Requiem in Raga Janki’, Neelum Saran Gour pays careful attention to the richness and texture of an extraordinary yet forgotten life.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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In Ahmedabad, two women are giving the queer community a safe space where they can ask questions
QueerAbad, founded by Anahita Sarabhai and Shamini Kothari, aims to create an empathetic, engaged queer space in a conservative city.
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Trending
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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Thailand Open 2023: PV Sindhu knocked out in opening round; Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yu Qi
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Video: Watch this breakdancer’s amazing performance in sari and high heels
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Crime fiction: A detective’s holiday is cut short when strange bloody handprints appear on the walls
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‘Get over the idea that women must be protected from sex’: Richa Kaul Padte rethinks pornography
An interview with the author of ‘Cyber Sexy’, a book whose ideas collide sharply with orthodox positions on pornography and its consumption.
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Writer Junot Diaz is accused of harassment. It isn’t his art that matters – the women he hurt do
In the wake of allegations of abuse against the author, the point is not his writing or his own experiences.
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‘No matter how serious your theme, the work should be entertaining.’
Described as Indonesia’s most unexpected meteorite, writer Eki Kurniawan talks about his art and craft.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
Video
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‘Carpet or road?’: Watch the freshly laid surface of a Maharashtra highway being peeled off
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Caught on TV: Joe Biden lets out a chuckle as a reporter asks if he will ever pardon Donald Trump
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Watch: Daily commuters cheer for a motorman of Mumbai local train on his last day of work
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Watch: How the sheriff’s team rescued a bear trapped inside a vehicle in Nevada, USA
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Watch: Performer with one leg gets standing ovation for dance on Britain’s Got Talent
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‘The role of the poet today is to be a shape-shifter’: Anne Waldman
Politics, spirituality, gender, publishing. Writer, performer, editor, activist. And above all, poet.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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‘The tiger, the leopard, the elephant are all sacred. What’s happening to them?’: Poet Ruth Padel
It isn’t every day you find a writer of poetry who can explain Charles Darwin.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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Merely celebrating the exceptional achievements of trans-people conceals their struggle
In 2016, trans-visibility was high, but so were trans-deaths and police brutality.
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The Reel
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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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The power of words: Why Trump’s ‘locker room banter’ sounds familiar to Indian women
From speeches in Parliament to comedy nights on television, misogynist banter is everywhere.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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The importance of paying attention – listening – is in my books: Alberto Ruy-Sánchez
One of today’s leading Mexican writers and editors speaks on his obsessions and inspirations.
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‘Not even one mainstream newspaper touched it’: Susan Abulhawa on writing Palestine
A writer from Palestine talks about the politics of writing about her homeland.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
The Field
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Hockey Men’s Junior Asia Cup: Boby Singh Dhami nets hat-trick as India beat Korea 9-1 to reach final
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Cameo Super Kings: How CSK clinched a record-equalling fifth IPL title
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Thailand Open 2023: PV Sindhu knocked out in opening round; Kiran George stuns world No 9 Shi Yu Qi
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Sports world daily: Medvedev stunned at French Open; Roma take on Sevilla in Europa League final
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Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag return to a special event; Sindhu, Srikanth and Co in action