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Vighnesh Hampapura
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‘I want to connect culture, people, food in one sentence’: Restauranteur and food writer Asma Khan
‘To eat is a privilege, but just because you’re poor, a refugee, or in a war zone doesn’t mean that you are someone without the right to feel satisfied.’
Shree Thaarshini Sriraman & Vighnesh Hampapura
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‘I was testing the boundaries of motherhood and its impact on creative life’: Writer Bee Rowlatt
An interview with the author of ‘Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad’ and ‘In Search of May’.
Vighnesh Hampapura & Shree Thaarshini Sriraman
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‘We’re both very superstitious’: Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell get candid about ‘Tomb Of Sand’
A free-wheeling chat with International Booker Prize winners Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell’s about superstitions, Hindustani music, sparrows, and more.
Vighnesh Hampapura
Trending
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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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International Booker Prize 2022: Notes from the readings before the prize announcement
Several of the shortlisted authors and translators read from their books at the Southbank Centre in London. Whose names will be announced as winners today?
Vighnesh Hampapura
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‘Tomb of Sand’: Geetanjali Shree’s novel may be the most original and undefinable work of our times
In Daisy Rockwell’s virtuoso translation, this Hindi novel has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.
Shree Thaarshini Sriraman & Vighnesh Hampapura
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‘Avasthe’: UR Ananthamurthy’s novel interrogates politics for its relationship with love and life
Unfortunately, this English version is more of a novel-sized rendition of the novel than a living, breathing translation.
Vighnesh Hampapura
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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‘The Lying Life of Adults’: Why we can’t stop reading a novel featuring an unlikeable adolescent
Elena Ferrante’s latest is true to the limitations of its narrator – and the lies of living.
Vighnesh Hampapura
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The English translation of Perumal Murugan’s first novel lets down its craft and intent
In the original, this Tamil novel foreshadows its famous successors like ‘One Part Woman’, but the English version flattens its registers.
Yashasvi Arunkumar & Vighnesh Hampapura
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‘You feel left behind. You can divert that anger to demand justice, or towards radicalisation’
An interview with Åsne Seierstad, the author of ‘The Bookseller of Kabul’ and ‘One Of Us’.
Vighnesh Hampapura
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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‘The best shows, like Breaking Bad, come from people who have plunged deeply into literature’
An interview with Stephen Greenblatt, whose latest book examines Shakespeare in the context of present-day political dictators.
Vighnesh Hampapura
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‘We actually think in poetry. Because we cannot speak in poetry, we speak inadequately’: Lemn Sissay
An interview with poet, essayist, playwright and scriptwriter Lemn Sissay.
Vighnesh Hampapura
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‘Does upper caste society acknowledge the private reservations it has had for years?’: Yashica Dutt
An interview with the writer of ‘Coming Out As Dalit’.
Vighnesh Hampapura
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller