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Jai Arjun Singh
Jai Arjun Singh is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Swadesh Deepak’s ‘I Have Not Seen Mandu’ is an unflinching memoir of seven years of mental illness
Jerry Pinto has translated the memoir into English, which Deepak, who has been missing since 2006, called ‘the language of lies’.
Jai Arjun Singh
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A mongoose detective peels back some of the layers of the natural world in this marvellous comic
Rohan Chakravarty’s ‘Ruddy Detective’ isn’t the sort who will dispense justice or play saviour if it means disrupting nature’s balance.
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Mahadevi Varma’s almost unknown book about animals in her life is rich with detail and observation
The first English translation of ‘Mera Parivar’ shows why her relationship with non-human creatures was central to her development as a writer.
Jai Arjun Singh
Trending
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‘Blood moon’: The myths and superstitions about the lunar eclipse from across the world
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Bill Gates on how the metaverse will change the workplace, meetings, and all office interactions
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‘The Archies’ film will be ‘a true adaptation of the comics’, says co-writer Reema Kagti
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After 70 years of ties and a rising China, it is time for India and Japan to strike a defence deal
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Why Geetanjali Kulkarni’s no-fuss approach is proving to be a winner
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‘Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line’ is a classic coming-of-age novel of present day India
In Deepa Anappara’s wonderfully paced debut novel, a little boy goes ‘detectiving’ when children from his basti mysteriously start to disappear.
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In Jeet Thayil’s ‘Low’, a man goes on a drug-addled Bombay odyssey after his wife’s suicide
A funny, sad, achingly alive novel.
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Aruni Kashyap’s gentle stories depict Assamese characters trying to make sense of their world
This collection of short fiction flows easily between the personal and the political.
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Video
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Watch: Musical performance at Chernobyl power station by lead singer of Ukrainian band Okean Elzy
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‘Second wave of Covid was 26/11 of health system’: Journalist Barkha Dutt discusses her new book
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Watch: Sachin Tendulkar pampers his two pet dogs with a ‘spa day’ at home
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Watch: BJP MLA screams, throws chair, in reaction to announcement of new Tripura chief minister
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Watch: Palestinian artists honour journalist Shireen Abu Akleh with her portrait on a mural in Gaza
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The firepower of feminist fantasies is on full view in this anthology featuring ‘magical women’
Sukanya Venkatraghavan has edited a focussed yet wide-ranging anthology of stories about women with special powers who create, destroy and rebuild worlds.
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How Mahasweta Devi’s historical romance, starring courtesans and thugs, was translated into English
An interview with Shamya Dasgupta, Devi’s nephew and the translator of ‘Mirror Of The Darkest Night’ (‘Laayl-e Aasmaaner Aayna’ in the original).
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HM Naqvi’s ambitious new novel has much to relish but its rambling narrative voice makes that hard
‘The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack’ is filled with memories of cosmopolitan Karachi and fascinating characters but reading it can be a drag.
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The Reel
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Why Geetanjali Kulkarni’s no-fuss approach is proving to be a winner
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‘Vikram’ trailer: Starring Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi
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‘The Archies’ film will be ‘a true adaptation of the comics’, says co-writer Reema Kagti
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Aashram’ S3, titled ‘Ek Badnaam Aashram’, is out
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‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’ review: Where’s the force?
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How do you turn train journeys in Paris and Mumbai into a book of poetry? Ask these poets
An interview with Karthika Naïr and Sampurna Chattarji, who collaborated on an innovative collection of poetry featuring trains – and each other’s lines.
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What does a 21st century feminist do when transported to King Vidyadhar’s 11th-century court?
After bringing Mahabharata characters to modern-day Delhi in her earlier novel, Trisha Das’s latest sends an archeologist a thousand years into the past.
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‘Increasingly, you can’t match the absurdist comedy going on around yourself’: Mohammed Hanif
Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif on his new novel ‘Red Birds’, featuring Muslim refugees, American pilots and a wise but depressed dog.
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The Field
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Lakshya, possible
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Premier League wrap: Manchester City’s comeback against West Ham keeps title race in their own hands
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Women’s Boxing World Championships: Nikhat Zareen leads India’s charge into quarter-finals
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India’s Thomas Cup triumph: Coach Vimal Kumar – ‘I’ll rate this as our biggest achievement’
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IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals move into second place with clinical win over Lucknow Super Giants