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Oindrila Mukherjee
Oindrila Mukherjee is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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The spirits in Manoj Das’s near-forgotten stories makes you wonder who the real ghosts are
The stories in ‘Farewell to a Ghost’ comprise a lament for the past.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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‘Rajmohan’s Wife’: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s English novel was a true potboiler
Continuing our series on near-forgotten books from the past that are worth reading in the 21st Century.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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Mulk Raj Anand’s short stories provide a taste of what made his novels so powerful in their times
These works grapple with social issues, injustice and oppression, pitting rich against poor, upper castes against lower, men against women.
Oindrila Mukherjee
Trending
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Transformation of the goddess and clay: Naveen Kishore’s photos capture hues of conflict
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Kathmandu mayor installs map of ‘Greater Nepal’ after ‘Akhand Bharat’ controversy
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In Kashmir, Army unit booked as young man dies of electric shock
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This novel of Sikh lives during the Partition won the regional Commonwealth Prize 20 years ago
Rereading Shauna Singh Baldwin’s debut novel from 2000, ‘What The Body Remembers’.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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Hindi writer Nirmal Verma’s stories from the 1960s give us people in love with loneliness
Continuing our series on all-but-forgotten books with a journey through Verma’s ‘The World Elsewhere and Other Stories’.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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Late bloomer but no pushover: 5 years after reaching top 20, Kevin Anderson has broken through at 32
If his US Open run catapulted him into the limelight, his win over Roger Federer at Wimbledon will compel fans and experts to take him more seriously.
Oindrila Mukherjee
Video
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‘What The Hell Are We Dying For’: Shawn Mendes’s new song on New York skies after Canada wildfires
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Watch: Elephant gently shakes a tree to get a jackfruit from it
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Watch: Durg-Puri Express passengers evacuate train in panic after spotting fire under an AC coach
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Watch: Google Doodle video celebrates dancer-choreographer Willi Ninja’s 62nd birth anniversary
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Watch: Italian MP breastfeeds baby in Parliament, applauded for setting a precedent
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An all-time classic: How Federer and Nadal’s 2008 Wimbledon final still stands the test of time
The dramatic four-hour-48 minute classic that ended in the dying lights at Centre Court was a major landmark in the history of tennis.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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To read this novel from 1940 is to read an elegy to love and longing in an older Delhi
In his 1940 novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’, Ahmed Ali situates both desire and sadness in a city that lives now in the memories of its characters.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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Mukul Kesavan’s time-travelling photographer tells an unorthodox story of the Partition
In his 1994 novel ‘Looking Through Glass’, the historian and writer uses magical realism in fiction to depict a saga we’re all familiar with.
Oindrila Mukherjee
The Reel
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‘Bloody Daddy’ review: Plenty of cocaine but not enough speed
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‘Por Thozhil’ review: A gripping police procedural
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‘Dhoomam’ trailer: Fahadh Faasil headlines Pawan Kumar’s crime thriller
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Rohan Bopanna showed he is still a title contender when he steps on court at a Grand Slam
Bopanna and Babos lost the mixed doubles final 6-2, 4-6, 9-11 to Pavic and Dabrowski in a match which lasted one hour and eight minutes.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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A poignant new narrative for Halep and Wozniacki’s stories of roller-coaster resilience
Both finalists have saved multiple match points and clawed back from the brink of defeat to be the last two standing at the Australian Open.
Oindrila Mukherjee
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With powerful start to 2018, Kerber looks set to regain her rightful spot at the top
The former world No 1 has been on an unbeaten streak with wins over Keys, Sharapova & Su-Wei Hsieh to set a semi-final clash with Halep.
Oindrila Mukherjee
The Field
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Watch: Carlos Alcaraz hits a stunning winner that leaves Novak Djokovic in awe during French Open SF
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Live
WTC Final, AUS vs IND, Day 3 live: Siraj removes Warner early, Australia’s lead by 196 at tea
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Tennis: India’s only ATP 250 event set to relocate outside the country as Pune’s contract ends
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Athletics: M Sreeshankar to feature in first Diamond League event of 2023 at Paris meet
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French Open: Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic, a match laced with era-defining potential