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Shashank Bhargava
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Ten writers talk of words they detest and prefer not to use (and of words they love)
Why do certain words evoke abhorrence from those who make a living out of words?
Shashank Bhargava
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The age of autofiction is here: How do writers feel about writing novels from their own lives?
Yashodhara Lal, Jerry Pinto, and Ravinder Singh have some answers.
Shashank Bhargava
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Five book designers present the favourite covers they worked on last year
When is a book cover designer really pleased with their own work?
Shashank Bhargava
Trending
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Indian IT companies have found ways to avoid the stress of H-1B visas
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Why the small turnout at Modi’s Kolkata rally should not worry the BJP
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Air France flight makes emergency landing after Indian passenger’s disruptive behaviour
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‘My child’s skin colour was discussed’: Watch snippets of Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah
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A writer’s guide to what India’s commissioning editors are looking for (and what they don’t want)
Eight editors from six publishing companies talk of their preferences. Are writers listening?
Shashank Bhargava
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What is untranslatable? Ten translators from Indian languages list their candidates
From auditory effects to cultural back stories, a range of things that translators find almost impossible to express in another language.
Shashank Bhargava
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Not a reader yet? These are the books India’s book editors suggest you start with
Twenty-two books for your starting kit.
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Video
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Watch: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview reimagined as Indian soap opera
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‘Totally un-self-aware’: How social media reacted to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey
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Eco India, Episode 100: Understanding women and their relationship with the environment
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Watch: Migrant runs into strange people and situations in short film ‘Welcome to Mumbai’
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‘International Men’s Day should also be celebrated’: BJP MP Sonal Mansingh in Rajya Sabha
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On World Tiger Day, five lovers of the big cat describe their most thrilling brush with the animal
Valmik Thapar, Bittu Sahgal and others take a trip down memory lane.
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These books are taking children closer to nature and wildlife. You might want to join them
Kartik Shanker, Prerna Singh Bindra and Vivek Menon are trying to ensure that the wild isn’t invisible to the young.
Shashank Bhargava
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If a writer gifts a book, it must be really worth reading, right (even if it’s their own)?
Ten writers talk of the last book they gifted someone.
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The Reel
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‘The Married Woman’ review: Passion, caution and unanswered questions as two women fall in love
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‘Saina’ trailer: Watch Parineeti Chopra as badminton champion Saina Nehwal
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‘Bombay Begums’ review: Spirited performances in show about the different shades of womanhood
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‘Thunder Force’ trailer: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play unlikely superheroes
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Jean-Luc Godard: ‘Today’s cinema only thinks action and not silence’
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‘Chetan Bhagat owns the English he writes,’ says the editor of his books
An interview with Shinie Antony, who edits Bhagat’s bestselling novels.
Shashank Bhargava
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The books that mattered to India’s independent publishers in 2016
Never mind the corporate publishing houses and their profit-and-loss accounts.
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‘To bring you stuff you like to read, whoever you are:’ Karthika VK on the book editor's role
An exclusive interview with the editor-publisher who was almost synonymous with HarperCollins India for ten years.
Shashank Bhargava
The Field
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ISL semi-finals: Mumbai City FC edge FC Goa in epic penalty shooutout after goalless second leg
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Table tennis: G Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra progress at WTT Star Contender Doha
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Hockey: Mandeep Singh’s double-strike helps India beat Great Britain to finish Europe tour unbeaten
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Vijay Hazare Trophy QFs: Padikkal scores fourth straight ton in Karnataka’s win, Gujarat beat Andhra
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Southampton to host India-New Zealand match for ICC World Test Championship final: Sourav Ganguly