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Supriya Nair
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‘Akbar of Hindustan’: Parvati Sharma’s biography presents its subject with all his ambiguities
This book isn’t trying to reassure us with the complacency of knowing things.
Supriya Nair
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This book calls out India’s political betrayals sharply, but does not shake the edifice hard enough
With inspiring moral conviction, KS Komireddi’s ‘Malevolent Republic’ retraces the path of treachery that modern India has treaded since 1947.
Supriya Nair
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‘Cat Person’ took the world by storm – do the rest of Kristen Roupenian’s short stories match up?
The other stories in ‘You Know You Want This’, Roupenian’s debut collection, delve into similar themes of humiliation and sexual relationships but lack impact.
Supriya Nair
Trending
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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No way home for eight Indian Navy veterans jailed by Qatar?
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Shakespeare: Not a parent but a twin of modern Indian cinema and theatre, says a delicious new book
Jonathan Gil Harris’s ‘Masala Shakespeare’ is a mixture of cultural criticism, film journalism, social history and lively, opinionated autobiography.
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This meditative novel about devadasis and the consumption of art is held back by its moralism
In ‘The Undoing Dance’, Srividya Natarajan uses the story of a family to reflect on the history of dance and the ownership of artistry.
Supriya Nair
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‘Defiance was a strong part of it’: Why Alan Hollinghurst began writing about gay life and history
An interview with the British author on his pathbreaking debut, the ‘gay novel’ today and the problem with nostalgia.
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Video
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Watch: Cricketers Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal enact comedy scene from popular Malayalam movie
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Watch the first litter of cheetah cubs born in India in over 70 years
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Watch: Pal the German Shepherd takes charge as honorary mayor for Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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This earnest but trivial book about Brahmins in Varanasi strives to avoid intellectual engagement
Aatish Taseer’s ‘The Twice-Born’ denies the application of economics, political science, and sociology to its reportage.
Supriya Nair
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An imaginative biography of Jahangir shows how the distant past can be made intimately recognisable
Parvati Sharma’s book flouts convention and treats Jahangir as a literary character, with sympathy for both his genius and limitations.
Supriya Nair
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‘Red Birds’: Mohammed Hanif’s most sorrowful novel is swallowed up by its grief
The writer’s third novel, told by multiple first-person narrators, is set in an unnamed, war-torn Muslim country.
Supriya Nair
The Reel
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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‘English, August’ is getting a special 30-year edition. But does it still hold up in 2018?
The fixations of Upamanyu Chatterjee’s novel, featuring the aimless bureaucrat Agastya Sen, do not age well, but the book retains its sharp voice.
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‘Half The Night is Gone’: This unmistakably great novel stops short with its political provocations
Amitabha Bagchi’s new novel is nevertheless an extraordinary telling of the bonds between past and present, with an atmosphere unlike in any recent book.
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Vikram Chandra on ‘Sacred Games’: ‘I cried though I know what’s going to happen to the characters’
The acclaimed writer on the Netflix adaptation of his 2006 novel: ‘‘People in the series talk the way Indians talk.’
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The Field
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Sports world daily: Sinner through in Miami; Barcelona, Arsenal reach women’s Champions League semis
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IPL 2023: Complete squads, captaincy changes, team-wise schedule, key players and more
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IPL 2023: MI's Rohit Sharma and Mark Boucher on Impact Player rule, plans for the season and more
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Shuttle Zone: How to get started with badminton? And how to prepare for matches? Here’s a guide
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Spain Masters Super 300: Sindhu through, Aakarshi Kashyap upsets world No 15, Srikanth wins thriller