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Selina Sheth
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How this children’s publisher defied the downtrend to boost sales during the pandemic
What’s behind the success story of Wonder House Books?
Selina Sheth
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Why Bareilly’s landmark Syndicate Book House may find it difficult to reopen after the second wave
After running the shop for over 40 years, co-founder Santosh Verma all but acknowledges it cannot survive now.
Selina Sheth
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With the deaths of its pillars Anil Dharker and Shashi Baliga, what lies ahead for Tata Litlive?
The brutal second wave of the pandemic makes Mumbai’s famous literary festival doubly difficult in the near future.
Selina Sheth
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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For this family-owned bookshop, the pandemic closed its three stores temporarily – but not its sales
How Rajat Book Corner of Amritsar and Jaipur kept the business going.
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For this bookseller of Kabul, the pandemic was a blip in a country afflicted by long-term war
Shah Muhammed Rais of Shah M Book Company fame was inadvertently prepared for the pandemic.
Selina Sheth
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Kitab Khana: Squeezed by the lockdown, gutted by a fire, the Mumbai bookshop is scripting a revival
Samir Somaiya and Amrita Somaiya aren’t letting their passion project crumble despite the blows.
Selina Sheth
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Walden, Hyderabad (1990-2020): The bookshop that, sadly, could not survive the pandemic
The lockdown only accelerated the decline that had already began.
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Mumbai’s elegantly curated Wayword & Wise bookshop refuses to go online despite the pandemic. Why?
Started as a passion project, it now faces an uncertain future because its founders wanted a physical bookshop, not online sales.
Selina Sheth
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International Yoga Day : Nine books to read to know what makes yoga so big
Some of the classic and popular texts of this 5,000-year-old practice.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’