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Sridala Swami
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‘I read about war to avoid this thing called peace’: Six poems from Sridala Swami’s new books
An excerpt from ‘Run for the Shadows’, by Sridala Swami.
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Pablo Neruda’s lost poems have been published, but perhaps they should have stayed lost
This is Neruda as we have come to know – and, sometimes, laugh at. Did we need more of the same?
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Sticks and stones: Why #AkademiPoetry is just poor doggerel
A poet explains what poetry really is, and why what’s being passed off under the hashtag doesn’t fit the bill.
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Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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Former Kalakshetra Bharatanatyam teacher arrested on charges of sexual abuse
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Loose canon: who should tell you what poetry to read?
Why do poets write what they do? More important: why do we read the poetry we do?
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How to borrow from the best poets
Continuing our series on the ways the writing of poetry is influenced, written by a poet.
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How cinema teaches poetry to create special moments
A poet examines the ways in which watching films changes the way poetry is written.
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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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How I learnt to write poetry by watching films
In the third of the series on the influences of poetry, a poet draws on the dream-like nature of cinema.
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Is a poem best when it’s heard, or when it’s seen?
When I try to remember poems these days, I try to recall how they look on the page.
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'The poet but for whom I might never have started to write poetry’
The first of a series on the things that influence the writing of poetry.
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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’