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Trisha Gupta
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How do tourist guides explain (away) the erotic sculptures of Khajuraho to inquisitive visitors?
An excerpt from ‘The Sacred and the Profane: Experiencing Khajuraho’, by Trisha Gupta, from ‘Where the Gods Dwell: Thirteen Temples and their (Hi)stories’.
Trisha Gupta
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Anuja Chauhan’s new novel may be a whodunnit, but its people are its pleasure, as usual
In ‘Club You To Death’, the popular writer with a perfect ear for conversation uses crime as a vehicle to portray the ‘beautiful people’ of Delhi society.
Trisha Gupta
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What would human history look like if told through our relationships with animals?
Simon Barnes’s ‘The History of the World in 100 Animals’ is a unique way of looking back – and around.
Trisha Gupta
Trending
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WHO confirms 92 cases of monkeypox across 12 countries
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Ranajit Guha, India’s oldest living historian, starts his 100th year with a dazzling legacy
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How have some people managed to avoid Covid-19 for so long? It could be more than just luck
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Israel, Switzerland and Austria report monkeypox cases
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Is Adityanath attempting a Modi-esque image makeover?
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This study of archaeologist MN Deshpande’s work highlights the integrity and zeal of a true scholar
MN Deshpande was someone whose respect for the past was supreme.
Trisha Gupta
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This novel self-reflexively explores how a Kashmiri Pandit crafts the narrative of his life and loss
In ‘A Bit of Everything’, author Sandeep Raina travels with questions of memories and victimhood.
Trisha Gupta
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What the burqa and the bindi (and the hijab) stand for in our books, and in our current lives
‘Among the fascinating ways in which women have chosen to express cross-community solidarities these last few months is the interlacing of burqas and bindis.’
Trisha Gupta
Video
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Caught on camera: Scenes of destruction caused by tornado in Michigan, US
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Watch: Sudden heavy rain and winds create chaos in Delhi and Gurugram, provide relief from heatwave
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Watch: Women TV news presenters in Afghanistan cover their face on air following Taliban orders
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Watch: Dancers perform Bharatnatyam to hip-hop and rap music
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Watch: Congress MLA feeds Dalit priest, asks priest to spit it out, eats the same morsel of food
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Poomani’s ‘Heat’ is a vivid novel concerned with the central difference between law and justice
Much of this Tamil novel, now in an English translation, unfolds in flashback. Read backwards, it might even be seen as a revenge saga.
Trisha Gupta
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With his new novel ‘Jasmine Days’, Benyamin once again skilfully presents fiction as fact
The Malayalam author’s new novel is told in the voice of a young Pakistani woman in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Trisha Gupta
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Upamanyu Chatterjee’s new novel is a minimalist study of revenge (and features Agastya Sen’s father)
A tightly woven story goes much deeper and wider than the slimness of the novel would suggest.
Trisha Gupta
The Reel
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’ trailer: Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani stars in Patiala-set comedy
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When a 50-minute film feels just right
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‘Stranger Things’ season 4: Watch the first eight minutes
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‘Escaype Live’ review: A cautionary tale of the desperate pursuit of fame and success
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From English to Kannada to Kannada to English: Tejaswini Niranjana’s mirrored path to translation
An interview with a polyglot cultural theorist on the practice of translation.
Trisha Gupta
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Meet the American who translates some of India’s finest Hindi writers into English
‘I was tired of translating detailed descriptions of male desire and women’s breasts.’
Trisha Gupta
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Kannada writer Jayant Kaikini’s evocative stories are infused with the body and soul of Mumbai
Set in Mumbai, and translated into English, this is an insightful, illuminating, and powerful collection.
Trisha Gupta
The Field
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Hockey, Asia Cup, India vs Pakistan live updates: India 1-0 up after Q2 through Selvam Karthi
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Watch: Mario Balotelli scores a mesmerising rabona goal in Turkish league
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Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats compatriot Vidit Gujrathi to reach quarters at Chessable Masters
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Book excerpt: Diet planning that's needed to be an elite track and field athlete
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From Umran, Arshdeep’s inclusion, to DK, Pujara’s comebacks: Reactions to India’s T20I & Test squads