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Jai Arjun Singh
Jai Arjun Singh is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘The Glass Pearls’: This novel by a Jewish writer is about a Nazi fearing the net closing in on him
The success of ‘The Glass Pearls’ as a paranoia-story hinges largely on being able to sympathise with its Nazi protagonist.
Jai Arjun Singh
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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.
Jai Arjun Singh
Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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YouTube, X block access in India to documentary on killing of Canadian Sikh separatist leader
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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
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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.
Jai Arjun Singh
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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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Video
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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Watch: At 123 feet, this dosa made in Bengaluru is the longest in the world
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Watch: Stampede-like situation at a temple in UP as lakhs of devotees visit for pre-Holi festivities
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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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.
Jai Arjun Singh
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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.
Jai Arjun Singh
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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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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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.
Jai Arjun Singh
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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.
Jai Arjun Singh
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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.
Jai Arjun Singh
The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour