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Harsimran Gill
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‘Whereabouts’: Jhumpa Lahiri is still asking what it means to belong, though not for immigrants
Lahiri translated her own Italian novel into English, and is not writing of the Indian diaspora in the USA.
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‘Principles of Prediction': Anushka Jasraj's mesmerising debut collection revels in the unknowable
Reality and absurdity blend in this collection of short stories.
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‘Hellfire’: From a bright morning full of possibilities to nightfall in a house shrouded in secrets
Leesa Gazi’s Bengali novel, translated into English by Shabnam Nadiya, is a thrilling, unsettling, and wildly satisfying descent into the macabre.
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Trending
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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A new book offers detailed historical accounts of the Sultans of Oman in the 19th century
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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Armed gangs and a partisan state: How Manipur slipped into civil war
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How complicit is the employee of a corporation that follows unethical practices, asks this novel
Tanuj Solanki’s ‘The Machine Is Learning’ raises questions that cannot, perhaps, be answered just yet.
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‘A Burning’: An extraordinary debut novel explores justice and ambition in an unequal land
Who is allowed to dream in a country where injustice prevails, asks Megha Majumdar’s novel.
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This novel throws new light on the world of the living by showing us how a dead man might see it
Shehan Karunatilaka’s ‘Chats With The Dead’ is peopled with ghosts investigating political killings in Sri Lanka.
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Video
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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Watch: Kapil Sharma sings popular ghazal ‘Hungama Hai Kyun Barpa’, Aamir Khan joins in
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‘My book is not an apocalyptic book at all. I guess I’m leaving hope as a possibility’: Amitav Ghosh
The author of ‘Gun Island’ on the role of fiction, his relationship with the Sunderbans, and why pre-modern texts might hold answers to today’s problems.
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‘Adèle’: She stunned us with ‘Lullaby’ but Leïla Slimani falters with her novel about a sex addict
Slimani’s newly-translated novel is marked by her distinctive style but leaves her eponymous protagonist opaque.
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Meet the geneticist and author who is using ancient DNA to upend how we approach human history
An interview with David Reich, scientist and author of ‘Who We Are and How We Got There’.
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The Reel
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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Mary Beard interview: ‘Being a popular writer helps you say the unpopular’
An interview with the classicist and historian about the problems with social media, looking at the classics through a modern lens and populism today.
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Colson Whitehead on ‘The Underground Railroad’: ‘There’s no rule about what I can write’
An interview with the American author about the Pulitzer prize-winning ‘The Underground Railroad’ and writing about history through the lens of fiction.
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‘It’s about the saddest things I can think of’: Pulitzer winner Andrew Sean Greer on his comic novel
An interview with the American author about ‘Less’, winning the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and what he’s looking forward to in queer literature.
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The Field
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Golf merger: How Saudi Arabia’s involvement influenced a new world order in the sport
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Football: Legislators in Rio de Janeiro approve 'Vini Jr's law' against football racism
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Live
ICC WTC Final, Australia vs India, Day 1 live: Shami removes Labuschagne right after lunch
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Singapore Open Super 750: Fifth seeds Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round
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ICC WTC final, Australia vs India: From weather forecast to commentators, all you need to know