Stories written by
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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‘Writing is a means to seek not truth, but what’s real’: Annie Ernaux, winner of 2022 Nobel Prize
‘I don’t see writing as liberation.’
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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Nobel Prize winner for Literature Annie Ernaux’s true art is the deconstruction of memory
Writing memory for Ernaux is double-edged: she recovers what shall serve as proof of her humiliation.
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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What would Nehru have made of Ganesh statues ‘drinking’ milk, asks a new book on India’s first PM
An excerpt from ‘Nehru and the Spirit of India’, by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee.
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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Pakistan’s military is no longer seen as a well-oiled machine, thanks in part to its former chief
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A strain of music that has flourished in India for centuries is being silenced by communalism
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A poem without verbs: The beauty of Dalit poet Omprakash Valmiki’s poem ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’
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Web series ‘Jubilee’ is a ‘tribute to ambition’ of early Hindi film stars
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‘War tells lies about war: That war keeps you safe. Or you would be dead by now.’
Two poems that push back against war, by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee.
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‘Books of an occupied land carry corpses of all ages’: Poems for Samir Mansour Bookshop in Gaza
A selection of poetry written for the iconic bookshop in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombing, curated by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee.
Karan Kapoor, Antara Rao, Alolika Dutta, Saima Afreen & Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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‘Because he did not stop for death’: Four poems for photographer Danish Siddiqui
A selection of poetry written for the photographer who was killed in Afghanistan, curated by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee.
Alolika Dutta, Karan Kapoor, Antara Rao & Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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Caught on CCTV: Masked criminals hold jewellery shop owner at gunpoint and rob the store in Pune
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Eco India: How Delhi's waste pickers are ensuring food security and nutrition for their community
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Watch: Akshay Kumar pranks businessman Manish Mandhana for April Fool’s Day (and social media)
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Eco India, Episode 218: Can sustainable food production improve our consumption habits?
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Watch: This 33-year-old temple elephant has amazing football and cricket skills
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Has India fulfilled its ‘tryst with destiny’ as a free nation when it comes to justice?
In ‘Looking for the Nation: Towards Another Idea of India’, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee examines the ideas of nationhood that have driven India.
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Narendra Modi must do more than quote Vivekananda on One Asia. He must heed his words on refugees
In Chicago, in 1893, the reformer said he was proud to be from a nation that ‘sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations’.
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