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Rajat Chaudhuri
Rajat Chaudhuri is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘The Great Bengali Poetry Underground’: An anthology that dives beneath the calm surface
This collection, curated and translated by Rajat Chaudhuri, brings together work from ‘the turbulent undercurrents of Bengali verse-writing’.
Rajat Chaudhuri
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What can literature tell us about the post-coronavirus world that lies beyond the dark mountains?
From literary and historical clues to activist hopes, a menu of possibilities.
Rajat Chaudhuri
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Will climate fiction change 21st century literature the way that modernism did in the 20th century?
The third and final of a three-part exploration of the relationship between climate change and literature.
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Trending
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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The changing map of India from 1 AD to the 20th century
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India loses its status as ‘free’ in Freedom House’s 2021 report
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Dystopia or utopia? Politics or aesthetics? What are the challenges of writing climate fiction?
The second of a three-part exploration of the relationship between climate change and literature.
Rajat Chaudhuri
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Why contemporary fiction can no longer evade an ethical obligation to engage with the climate crisis
The first of a three-part exploration of the relationship between climate change and literature.
Rajat Chaudhuri
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Can literature save the planet? Reading ‘Gun Island’ during an impending climate crisis
Or, as Amitav Ghosh’s novel seems to be asking: ‘Can climate fiction influence positive action away from unsustainable lifestyles?’
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Video
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Watch: Forest officials rescue a trapped lion cub in Greater Gir in Gujarat
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Watch: Meet Andhra Pradesh’s crochet lacemakers, women from farming communities
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Watch: Actor Govinda dances with his daughter, Tina Ahuja. Video promptly goes viral
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Watch: China working on uprooting, assimilating Uighurs away from homes, BBC investigation claims
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‘I’m a rebel’: This song by rapper Raja Kumari features actors Bani J and Kiara Advani
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A cursing, scooter-riding, occult detective lights up this dark fantasy novel featuring tantriks
Shweta Taneja’s ‘The Rakta Queen’ reprises Anantya Tantrist in the role of a sleuth in a world where the natural and the supernatural are intertwined.
Rajat Chaudhuri
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What readers can expect from a new anthology of Asian speculative fiction
The editor of the collection, Rajat Chaudhuri writes about the whats, whys and hows of the stories he selected.
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This timely novel explores a dystopian Asian future, the result of interference with nature
Rajat Chaudhuri’s ‘The Butterfly Effect’ blends mystery, eco-fiction and a Russian doll narrative.
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The Reel
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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‘Thaen’ trailer: In Tamil film, a tribal beekeeping couple tackle apathy and poverty
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‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ trailer: Rana Daggubati plays a saviour of elephants
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‘Without Remorse’ trailer: Michael B Jordan’s US Navy Seal John Clark wages war on the Russians
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Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’: A bleakly beautiful journey across a devastated American wasteland
The last in a three-part series about the changing concerns of the road novel.
Rajat Chaudhuri
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‘Mara and Dann’: Doris Lessing’s futuristic novel embodies a journey away from our dismal world
The second in a series on novels with road trips at the heart of their narratives.
Rajat Chaudhuri
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‘On The Road’: Jack Kerouac’s madcap novel about wild people in a car gave a voice to a generation
The first in a series on novels with road trips at the heart of their narratives.
Rajat Chaudhuri
The Field
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Happy to carry the family name back into Formula One, says Mick Schumacher ahead of debut
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Fourth Test, Day 2: Ben Stokes leads England’s fightback as India get to 80/4 at lunch
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Tsitsipas digs deep to beat Hurkacz and set up quarter-final with Khachanov at Rotterdam
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Women’s Champions League: Holders Lyon prevail over Brondby, Bayern Munich trounce Kazygurt
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Boxing: Olympic-bound Satish Kumar, Ashish Kumar enter semi-finals at Boxam International