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Nikhil Govind
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Chetan Bhagat’s new novel works not as a thriller but as an examination of the contemporary family
‘One Arranged Murder’ is a whodunit only schematically. It is more of an appraisal of a metropolitan social ethos.
Nikhil Govind
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Is ‘Suhledev’ history, fiction, or myth? Amish’s new book deliberately blurs the question
Suheldev is essentially a swashbuckling medieval bad boy who is nevertheless up to much good.
Nikhil Govind
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Ambedkar wanted unjust, unconscionable suffering to inform the critical idiom of the Constitution
An excerpt from ‘Inlays of Subjectivity: Affect and Action in Modern Indian Literature’, by Nikhil Govind.
Nikhil Govind
Trending
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Why the small turnout at Modi’s Kolkata rally should not worry the BJP
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Air France flight makes emergency landing after Indian passenger’s disruptive behaviour
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How I restored Bapu’s bicycle with the help of local repairmen and ingenuity
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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This biography of the Indian Constitution is not about the law today but about the ideal equilibrium
Gautam Bhatia’s book, ‘The Transformative Constitution’ will help many in the path toward legal literacy and thus a fuller and more participative citizenship.’
Nikhil Govind
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This book on Adi Shankaracharya could have been a vital revaluation of tradition. It isn’t
Pavan K Varma’s Atta Galatta-BLF Prize-winning book has its merits but ultimately suffers from too many drawbacks.
Nikhil Govind
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A new book shows us ways to read Shahryar’s life in his poetry, and poetry in his life
In ‘Shahryar: A Life in Poetry’, Rakshanda Jalil works as both biographer and translator.
Nikhil Govind
Video
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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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Watch: Farmers’ protests are celebrating women’s day with massive rallies and women speakers
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Watch: Pope Francis visits Qaraqosh, a Christian-majority city in Iraq
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Watch: Comedian recreates every member of film cast and crew with a surprise ‘Tom Cruise’ cameo
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Kambar’s ‘Karimayi’ is too simplistic a depiction of the old order versus the new in Karnataka
There are too many stereotypes and not enough depth, despite Chandrasekhar Kambar’s masterly storytelling.
Nikhil Govind
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Why everyone should read more of Malayalam writer Rajelakshmy’s groundbreaking fiction
The Malayalam writer, who killed herself at just 35, is acknowledged as one of the creators of post-colonial prose modernism.
Nikhil Govind
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The fascinating world of KCS Paniker, the founder of Chennai’s iconic Cholamandal Artists’ Village
Despite the many institutional positions Paniker held, he refused government money work for the village – every home was built by an artist.
Nikhil Govind
The Reel
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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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Sahir Ludhianvi at 100: Why the poet and film lyricist was the original ‘Angry Young Man’