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Sayali Palekar
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Refuge, reparation, return: What reading Madhuri Vijay’s debut novel ‘The Far Field’ brings to mind
Here, the personal enters the arena of the political messily, clumsily, loudly, and unapologetically.
Sayali Palekar
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Why readers will almost never encounter anything like these two ‘anti-novels’ by Subimal Misra
V Ramaswamy’s translations of the Bengali writer’s work brings fresh evidence of the maverick’s trademark fiction.
Sayali Palekar
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These two collections of Telugu stories depict women being battered daily. Do they work as fiction?
Two books in translation – ‘The Rock that Was Not’ by Githanjali, and ‘Here I Am’ by P Sathyavathi – that are tragic reminders of women failing themselves.
Sayali Palekar
Trending
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Tightening the ban on a cow medicine can save India’s vultures
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Fantasy Premier League, Double Gameweek 26: Fixture difficulty, players to buy and captaincy options
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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‘1962: The War in the Hills’ review: Guts and glory as China loses this time
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Maharashtra’s Covid-19 surge holds clues for how the pandemic may move through the rest of India
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‘Ib’s Endless Search for Satisfaction’: A debut novel that turns into an endless search for purpose
The tedium of a search should not imply tedious reading, but that is the case with Roshan Ali’s debut novel.
Sayali Palekar
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What if our everyday emotions turned into diseases? This novel explores the possibilities
Vikram Paralkar’s ‘The Afflictions’ identifies states of being through a unique fictional encyclopaedia.
Sayali Palekar
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‘Godsong’: This translation (re)locates the Gita in Arjuna’s confusion and Krishna’s eloquence
A new translation of a much-translated classic must bring something new to readers. ‘Godsong’ does just that.
Sayali Palekar
Video
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Watch: Woman who survived cancer as a child will go into space, without trained astronauts on board
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Watch: Michelin star chef Peter Fruehsammer cooks for hospitals in Germany
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Watch: Mya the dog learns to sing the ‘Star Wars’ theme
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Watch: Tornado-shaped swarm of mosquitoes spotted in Argentina
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Watch: The unique swinging flute emits music when it is swung in the air
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This poetry anthology reveals (again) why India must reclaim its own literary tradition of desire
‘Love And The Turning Seasons’ may have been meant for a Western audience, but it gives readers from India the chance to discover something too.
Sayali Palekar
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Parismita Singh’s short stories question whether ‘Peace Has Come’ to North East India
The violence is never distant enough in these text stories by the graphic novel writer.
Sayali Palekar
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What happens when a teenager meets her personal jinn? This YA novel is anything but a fairytale
Shazaf Fatima Haider’s ‘A Firefly In The Dark’ explores the uncertainty of love in a magical way.
Sayali Palekar
The Reel
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‘Own the Room’ trailer: Five student entrepreneurs compete for a $100,000 prize
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‘The One’ trailer: In futuristic series, a DNA test locates the perfect partner
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‘The Girl on the Train’ review: An alcoholic is accused of a murder she can’t remember
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‘Mumbai Saga’ trailer: It’s John Abraham’s gangster versus Emraan Hashmi’s cop
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‘1962: The War in the Hills’ review: Guts and glory as China loses this time
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A meditation: Han Kang’s ‘White Book’ truly deserves a description that is overused for fiction now
Prepare to be extremely disturbed as you read this genre-defying work from the author of ‘The Vegetarian’.
Sayali Palekar
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A scary novel without ghosts in it: Jhumpa Lahiri’s translation of Domenico Starnone’s ‘Trick’
‘They’re kids. Come on.’ Or is there more to it?
Sayali Palekar
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Black meets white in a novel from America that matters to Indians because of race
Jesmyn Ward’s new novel is again in the running for the National Book Award in the US.
Sayali Palekar
The Field
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Women’s cricket: BCCI names India squad for ODI and T20I series against South Africa
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic wants athletes to stay out of politics. Here’s how LeBron James responded
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India vs England: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah released from squad for fourth Test
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NBA wrap: Giant killers Heat cool off red-hot Jazz, Celtics snap losing streak
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Shooting: Indian men’s skeet team wins bronze in ISSF World Cup