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Soni Wadhwa
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Being Indian and beautiful in the US: This book examines what beauty means to the diaspora
How to look beautiful and fashionable in order to belong.
Soni Wadhwa
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Part history, part detective story, a book traces the mystery of a missing East India Company clerk
In ‘The Tiger and the Ruby’, Kief Hillsbery traces the steps of his missing ancestor across the Indian subcontinent, offering the ‘other side’ of British India.
Soni Wadhwa
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‘A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There’ needs no coherent plot – it is a memory of conflicted times
Given a new life almost two-thirds of a century later, Krishna Sobti’s autobiographical novel is a troubled recounting of Partition days.
Soni Wadhwa
Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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This book offers only a selective memory of the Partition through famous people
Mallika Ahluwalia compiles 21 accounts of the Partition but ignores ordinary people.
Soni Wadhwa
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In ‘The Origins of Dislike’, writer Amit Chaudhuri dismantles many myths of reading and writing
These essays on different aspects of publishing draws attention to the dominance of the market.
Soni Wadhwa
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Sufi poetry is luminous in Sindhi poet Shah Abdul Latif’s works, now translated into English
Christopher Shackle’s translations bring a monumental body of work out of Sindhi, where readers are dwindling, for the world to read.
Soni Wadhwa
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Motherly figure, Hindu mystic or Jain pilgrim: Jesus has always been interpreted differently in Asia
In the book ‘Jesus in Asia’, RS Sugirtharajah explains how Jesus has been moulded to fit local cultures across Asia in a rejection of colonisation.
Soni Wadhwa
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Not just another city book: An American journalist tells Mumbai stories through three couples
American journalist Elizabeth Flock explores what the institution of marriage means in a city as layered and complex as Mumbai.
Soni Wadhwa
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Being Indian and beautiful in the US: This book examines what beauty means to the diaspora
How to look beautiful and fashionable in order to belong.
Soni Wadhwa
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties