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Arunima Mazumdar
Arunima Mazumdar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘Young Mungo’: Douglas Stuart’s novel on working-class Glaswegian adolescent boy and his coming out
At its heart, ‘Young Boy’ is a tale of first love and dreams of escape amid everyday violence in a homophobic town.
Arunima Mazumdar
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‘Fascism is never static, it always reinvents itself’: TD Ramakrishnan, author of the novel ‘Alpha’
‘During authoritarian rule, it is usual to find ways to validate the rule. History is a means to do this effectively.’
Arunima Mazumdar
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How the decades-old Japanese honkaku murder mysteries are making a comeback in English translation
Seishi Yokomizo’s novels, published by Pushkin Vertigo, are all the rage among crime fiction fans in the English-reading world.
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Trending
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Tigers are being farmed in South Africa – often for their body parts
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Australian Open, mixed doubles final live: Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna set and a break down
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Vikas Khanna’s new novel: A chef visits India to rekindle her love for cooking after losing her son
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Why Pagdandi of Pune transformed its library-cum-cafe into a bookstore during the pandemic
While other bookshops were closing down, Neha Pipraiya and Vishal Pipraiya had a different idea.
Arunima Mazumdar
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Haruki Murakami’s new book shows why we are in a love-hate relationship with his short stories
‘First Person Singular’ is far from Murakami’s best, but it is a welcome change in these sullen times of readers’ block and burnout.
Arunima Mazumdar
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Why the pandemic and life in lockdown feels like a never-ending Haruki Murakami novel
A publicist for a publishing company finds her existence uncannily similar to those of characters in the Japanese novelist’s books.
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‘Tennis misses him’: Novak Djokovic asks spectators to applaud for Roger Federer at Australian Open
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Watch: US Embassy in India celebrates Republic Day with a performance of 'Vande Mataram’
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Satire: ‘Came to protest but ended up watching the film, says ‘interviewee’ on boycotting ‘Pathaan’
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Watch: Pet dog’s hilarious reaction as ball goes flying when he chews it too hard
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Watch: Fifty-seven-year-old does push-ups with a toddler on his back
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Season Three of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is on, but the graphic novel is a unique way to read the book
Renée Nault’s storyline and art hark back to the original novel rather than mining the film or the series.
Arunima Mazumdar
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With ‘The Only Story’, Julian Barnes is back to writing of love, but not of romance or happiness
The novel looks back on 19-year-old Paul’s unconventional relationship with an older woman, Susan, and the disastrous suffering that both endure.
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Murakami writes as mysteriously as ever about men without women, but somewhere the magic is missing
How many times can stories without endings be written?
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The Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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Now we know what Haruki Murakami thinks about when he thinks about music
A series of conversations with a renowned conductor reveals a new facet of Murakami’s writing technique.
Arunima Mazumdar
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Why writers from Pakistan are looking to publish in India
Indian publishers are readying to bring out a host of books by writers from across the border.
Arunima Mazumdar
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A short (and it cannot be long) survey of recent English erotic writing in India
Cinema, television and life itself have raced far ahead of what’s been written under the label.
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The Field
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Australian Open, mixed doubles final live: Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna set and a break down
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ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup semifinals preview: India vs New Zealand, Australia vs England
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Hockey World Cup, India v Japan classification match as it happened: Abhishek shines in 8-0 win
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WPL: RCB chairman says franchise withheld overseas investment to bid for Women’s Premier League
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ICC Awards: Pakistan’s Babar Azam, England’s Nat Sciver named cricketers the year for 2022