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Nabina Das
Nabin Das is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘Open Zero’: Sophia Naz’s new book of poems glides across war and detention, migration and memory
The movement in ‘Open Zero’ is soft, stealthy, and gossamer.
Nabina Das
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A new anthology brings together poetry of dissent from all over India
‘The strident tones and images draw the attention of the complacent middle class and the privileged.’
Nabina Das & Nirupama Dutt
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‘The world in my solitary veins’: Three poems of air, water, and earth when locked down without them
A three-segment poem by Nabina Das.
Nabina Das
Trending
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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Fifa suspends AIFF: Timeline of events that led to India’s expulsion from football’s governing body
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India at 75: What is the place of women’s writings in the historical imagination of the nation?
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Explainer: How the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case won early release
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‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day
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‘Imagine a world where tanks can be libraries’ (as John Lennon might have): Two poems by Nabina Das
‘Nations are not made up of women who cry / nations are made up of men who sound a war cry.’
Nabina Das
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Why we must read this historical Assamese novel about the travails of displacement and war
Finally translated into English, ‘Jangam’, which won the Sahitya Akademi Puraskar in 1984, recreates the exodus of Indians from Burma in World War II.
Nabina Das
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‘Sanskarnama’: Poetry that reflects the politics of our times (which we cannot flinch from)
A new collection of poems by Nabina Das engages not only with love and death but also with gau rakshaks and the murder of Junaid Khan.
Nabina Das
Video
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Caught on camera: Pair of leaping dolphins appears to escort cargo ship in Florida
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Watch: Indian bride and groom play stone-paper-scissors to decide who goes first with the garland
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Watch: Hindu ascetics and Muslim priests in Bihar hoist national flag together on Independence Day
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Watch: Man swims across flooded Las Vegas street with the help of a pool float
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Watch: Jailed journalist Siddique Kappan’s daughter, 9, asks for protection of citizens’ rights
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Aditi Machado, Tishani Doshi, Sophia Naz: Poetry meets other passions in the works of these poets
All three women write poetry informed with their personal involvement with other forms of art.
Nabina Das
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Migration and gunfire are young poets’ material for writing about the Partition
A gathering of poets at ‘Museum of Memories: Remembering Partition’ opened up a dialogue.
Nabina Das
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A terrible beauty shines through this tea garden poet’s fierce verses on war, freedom, erotica
A raw, energetic voice that illuminates the dream of a better world.
Nabina Das
The Reel
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ trailer: Fawad Khan leads reboot of a Pakistani classic
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India’s new poetry is suddenly both political (is there a choice?) and personal
What new verses are flowering this summer?
Nabina Das
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Can poetry be one of the answers to misogyny in India (and the world)?
Women are writing. But can men read?
Nabina Das
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Growing up in the North East with the poetry and literature of insurgency
It was both a call to revolution and balm for the soul.
Nabina Das
The Field
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Cricket: Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien retires from international cricket
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Asia Cup: Afghanistan recalls all-rounder Samiullah Shinwari
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India tour of Zimbabwe: Shikhar Dhawan on the return of KL Rahul, competition in the squad and more
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Fifa suspends AIFF: Timeline of events that led to India’s expulsion from football’s governing body
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Cricket: Kapil Dev on rising popularity of T20 leagues – ‘ICC must protect ODIs and Tests’