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‘A Time for Ebby’: This modern fable featuring a 15-year-old will appeal to readers of all ages
Set in the fictional town of Nimish, 15-year-old Ebby is on a quest to uncover a lost secret to safeguard her family’s long legacy.
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‘Sing of Life’: Priya Sarukkai Chhabria reweaves Tagore’s ‘Gitanjali’ for the reader on the go
Chhabria keeps the core and pares down the body in this unique homage.
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‘The Amma who took French Leave’: A story from a collection of short fiction about ‘impetuous women’
An excerpt from Impetuous Women, by Shikhandin.
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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This frightening short story depicts what might happen to humans in a post-apocalyptic world
Can other life forms take over human beings? What sort of transformation will this bring about?
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‘Karmic Chanting’: Sonnet Mondal’s poetry uses rich metaphors and elegant anguish to depict a quest
These poems can be overwhelming for the senses, but they also take the reader on a rewarding journey.
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This debut collection of poetry maps a geography of anguish in its lines and images
An assured collection, Saima Afreen’s poems in ‘Sin of Semantics’ navigate pain as well as places with passion, though they are a little too lush sometimes.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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This book of poetry weaves the intimate and the public, the private and the shared, into stories
‘Out of Syllabus’: Sumana Roy’s poems take the reader from a place they know into new territory that is both unrecognisable and familiar.
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'My life, others' lives and lives of trees': Where Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar's new novel came from
The author of ‘The Adivasi Will Not Dance’ on writing his new book, ‘My Father’s Garden’ and his first novel for children.
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There’s a good chance adults will enjoy this book more than children (who already know what’s in it)
‘Prankenstein: The Book of Crazy Mischief’ cuts across age groups when it comes to pranksters and their mischief.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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How do young children read about the death of someone they love? This book shows the way
Sharanya Manivannan ‘The Ammuchi Puchi’ deals with a difficult subject with tenderness.
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This debut collection of stories goes darkly beyond the margins of everyday reality
Often deliberately disjointed, Sucharita Dutta-Asane emerges with a distinct authorial voice.
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