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Amish Raj Mulmi
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Why the rudraksha seed is a symbol of Nepal’s trade imbalance with China
While India is a significant market for the seed, Chinese buyers dominate and set the prices because they offer higher rates for the more common varieties.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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What history tell us about the reasons for Nepal to edge away India and turn to China
An excerpt from ‘All Roads Lead North’ by Amish Raj Mulmi.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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Why (and how) a food delivery company expanded its service into taking books to customers
An interview with Vivek Sunder, COO, Swiggy, on his company’s foray into book delivery during the pandemic.
Kanishka Gupta & Amish Raj Mulmi
Trending
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Blocking of BBC Modi documentary violates Indians’ rights, say over 500 scientists and academicians
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Big picture: How the Adani crash unfolded and what it could do to the Indian economy
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Explainer: Why a Supreme Court verdict has sparked statewide protests in Sikkim
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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What the rise and fall of Adani stocks says about the Indian state and private capital
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‘India doesn’t understand the area from a people-to-people perspective:’ Nepali writer Sujeev Shakya
An interview with the author of ‘Unleashing The Vajra’ and ‘Unleashing Nepal’.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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A literary agent lists ten books from outside the subcontinental mainstream we should be reading
Fiction from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Tibet and parts of India that sometimes gets overlooked, points out Amish Mulmi.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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An extraordinary book explores identity and anxieties in Kumaon through human-animal relationships
In ‘Animal Intimacies’, anthropologist Radhika Govindarajan writes with tenderness and insight about the spaces of relatedness between humans and other animals.
Amish Raj Mulmi
Video
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Watch: Cricketers Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal enact old ‘Roadies’ audition episode
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Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari hilariously explores what to expect in ‘Amrit Kaal’
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‘No income, no tax’: Comedian imagines budget show with ‘Nirmala Sitharaman’ and ‘Kangana Ranaut’
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Watch: Actor Ryan Reynolds surprises students by crashing their project during Toronto college visit
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Watch: Bill Gates learns how to make a roti from American celebrity chef Eitan Bernath
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This crime series set in Bangkok’s neon-lit streets brings the city’s lurid side to life
British writer John Burdett’s Sonchai Jitpleecheep series compels Western readers to look beyond Thailand’s beaches and the fetishisation of its sex industry.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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Before Lisbeth Salander: The couple that invented Nordic noir with the Martin Beck series of books
Bleak landscapes and brooding detectives with personal demons are par for the course in books and TV now because of Swedish writers Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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Being Muslim in the West: This crime fiction series set in Toronto shines as a beacon of hope
Ausmat Zehanat Khan’s series of crime novels starring Detective Esa Khattak counters the demonisation of Muslims by right-wing forces.
Amish Raj Mulmi
The Reel
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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To understand modern China read this crime fiction series featuring a poetry-loving detective
Qiu Xiaolong is a poet, translator and critic whose crime books starring the reluctant detective Chen Chao show a side of China beyond the news.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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Why are we still fascinated by tales of the ‘shikaar’ despite the ecological horrors of hunting?
From Jim Corbett to Donald Anderson, what lies behind the love of literature about hunting in colonial India?
Amish Raj Mulmi
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Writers’ journeys: So your book’s been commissioned. Here’s what will happen next
Brace yourself. There’s a lot more you have to do than just write your book.
Amish Raj Mulmi
The Field
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Premier League: Mikel Arteta confident about Arsenal’s chances after January transfer window
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WPL: Rachael Haynes, Nooshin Al Khadeer join Mithali Raj as support staff for Gujarat Giants
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Boxing: India climb to third spot in IBA world boxing rankings
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Thailand Masters: B Sai Praneeth loses against Li Shi Feng in quarterfinals, India’s campaign ends
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ISL: Play-offs to be played from March 3, final scheduled for March 18