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‘Your statement has been written in haste’: Letters between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Devadas
An excerpt from ‘Scorching Love: Letters from Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to his son Devadas’, by Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Tridip Suhrud.
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Drawing the line: This book of animal stories charms with its words as well as its illustrations
In his final column on books, Gopalkrishna Gandhi reads ‘Animalia Indica’ and marvels at the illustrations
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This book is a fascinating walk through the lives of Indian cities told through their trees
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi reads ‘Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities’ by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli.
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘I am writing limericks and the other day I had a lollipop after seventy years’: Ruskin Bond at 88
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‘A Kannadiga forever’: Canadian MP of Indian origin, Chandra Arya, speaks Kannada in parliament
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The Notre Dame fire has created a new Victor Hugo moment for lovers of literature and history
In this month’s column, the Notre Dame fire takes Gopalkrishna Gandhi back to Victor Hugo’s work immortalising the cathedral.
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One hundred years of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre: What Tagore wrote in 1919 resounds today
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi re-reads two letters that Rabindranath Tagore wrote, before and after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of April 13.
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This novel ‘should not have been written, but had to be written’, according to Gopalkrishna Gandhi
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi reads ‘The Fate of Butterflies’, Nayantara Sahgal’s new novel, with despair and a little hope.
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Video
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Watch: French Air Force puts on aerial display for actor Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun 2’ at Cannes
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‘A Kannadiga forever’: Canadian MP of Indian origin, Chandra Arya, speaks Kannada in parliament
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes: 20th year at the film festival and a historic throwback from 2005
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Watch: 90-year-old wheelchair user goes bowling for the first time with his granddaughter
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Watch: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu rides on an elephant to protest against inflation
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Arun Shourie chronicles the despair and hope, the faith and frustration, of going to court in India
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi reads ‘Anita Gets Bail’, Shourie’s insightful book on the foibles of the judiciary.
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A book on Ustad Vilayat Khan that is just like the maestro – flamboyant and confident
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi reads Namita Devidayal’s book on the sitarist.
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In his book Kapil Sibal speaks for the Congress, but also for facts
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi passes Kapil Sibal’s ‘Shades Of Truth’ through a truth check.
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The Reel
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Karan Thapar has shown he is as much in control of the book as a medium as television
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi investigates whether the host of Devil’s Advocate can pull off his magic when writing too.
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Letters may be gone, but K Natwar Singh’s book reminds us they are not forgotten
In this month’s column, Gopalkrishna Gandhi dips into a treasure trove of letters written by famous people to the former politician and writer K Natwar Singh.
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Is liberalism an ignoramus in the high school of politics, outwitted by the illiberal bully?
Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s monthly column focusses on Rudrangshu Mukherjee’s pithy study on the twilight of liberalism.
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The Field
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Nikhat Zareen’s ascent to the top: How the boxer from Nizamabad manifested becoming a World Champion
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India ends tournament at the top of the leaderboard with 33 medals
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French Open: Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz in top half of draw, Osaka to face Animova in opener
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Premier League: Everton survive relegation scare with comeback 3-2 win over Crystal Palace
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IPL 2022: Virat Kohli stars as RCB beat Gujarat Titans to remain in the hunt for playoffs