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Naveen Kishore
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‘On tolerance’: Publisher-poet Naveen Kishore on the dilemmas of the artistic intellect
Kishore reflects on learning the virtue of staying close to one’s belief and one’s practice.
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The nature of the poetic: A hesitant tango between the erstwhile and the unfolding of the immediate
Publisher-poet Naveen Kishore on what makes poetry what it is.
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‘Light Gatherer’: A poem by Naveen Kishore
‘I reached for my old lamp. Frosted over.’
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Opinion: What does ‘justice’ mean to writers, poets, and ‘ordinary’ citizens?
‘My only grouse with the word banal is that it is no longer adequate in the way it describes evil,’ writes publisher and poet Naveen Kishore.
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Notes from another Frankfurt (Book Fair): On Palestinian writer Adania Shibli and ‘cannibal times’
‘You cannot dictate to your muse. You cannot silence it either.’
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Naveen Kishore: What the ‘idea of culture’ means to a publisher
‘To me, the idea of culture travels. Translates. Turns the reality of its own self...’
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Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Between the real and the imaginary: For KG Subramanyan, or ‘Mani da’ as we called him
‘He wrote. Like he painted. Daily. Lucid and clear writing without the prop of artifice. Honest to its core. Finely chiselled thought.’
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Naveen Kishore’s new book of poetry is an ode to the memories of the birth mother and mother tongue
An excerpt from ‘Mother Muse Quintet’, by Naveen Kishore.
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‘Smash frames that rule translations from one language into another’: Publisher Naveen Kishore
‘We publish what we want to publish. Our choices are to do mostly with freedom, on one hand, and the human condition on the other.’
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The Reel
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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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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Words must remain without borders’: Naveen Kishore accepting prize for promoting world literature
Seagull Books founder Naveen Kishore’s acceptance speech for Words Without Borders’ 2021 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature.
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Astad Deboo (1947-2020): Photographs and memories in poems in tribute to the dance pioneer
Renowned for bringing modern dance to the stage, Astad Deboo died on December 10, 2020 at the age of 73.
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On watching Soumitra Chattopadhyay play King Lear on stage
Theatreperson and publisher Naveen Kishore’s ‘film’ in words.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit