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Karthik Shankar
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N Prabhakaran’s eccentric short stories reveal how the bizarreness of reality can mess with our mind
Malayalam writer N Prabhakaran’s translated collection of short stories, ‘Diary of a Malayali Madman’ brilliantly captures the weight of social structures.
Karthik Shankar
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A new illustrated biography of Indira Gandhi offers a visual treat but omits many of her key flaws
The sumptuously illustrated ‘Indira’ may be meant for young adults but it could still have been more critical of the controversial leader.
Karthik Shankar
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A heritage walk in Chennai is uncovering a forgotten world of books, libraries and publishing houses
Historian V Sriram takes visitors through the literary history of the neighbourhood of Mylapore.
Karthik Shankar
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