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Stephen Alter
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Two peoples are found murdered at the ghostly Shambles Villa. Can Lionel Carmichael solve the crime?
An excerpt from ‘Death in Shambles: A Hill Station Mystery’, by Stephen Alter.
Stephen Alter
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‘Birdwatching’: A secret war is raging in the Himalayas in Stephen Alter’s new novel
Set against the backdrop of the Sino-Indian war of 1962.
Stephen Alter
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In this novel Stephen Alter rewrites the tale of Mowgli and ‘Jungle Book’ in a new time and place
An excerpt from ‘Feral Dreams: Mowgli And His Mothers, A Fable’, by Stephen Alter.
Stephen Alter
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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How catastrophic will climate change in the Himalayas be for the rest of India (and the world)?
‘Wild Himalaya’ is Stephen Alter’s monumental history of mountain range explores its present and its future as well as its past.
Stephen Alter
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When a 13-year-old Jim Corbett uncovered a gruesome murder mystery in the hills of Nainital
Stephen Alter’s fictionalised tribute to the life of the famous hunter-conservationist has been shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.
Stephen Alter
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Was Jim Corbett an exterminator or a conservationist (or both)?
An excerpt from the illuminating introduction to a new edition of the eternal ‘Man-eaters of Kumaon’.
Stephen Alter
Video
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string