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Sharmistha Jha
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‘The Yellow Book’ makes the reader dig into their lives in search of good writing and conversations
A good memoir, like writer Amitava Kumar’s ‘The Yellow Book’, creates a sense of collective belonging and togetherness.
Sharmistha Jha
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‘A Bird On My Windowsill’: Actor-writer Manav Kaul’s book is an introspective guide for every artist
This collection of reflections muses on the importance of classics of literatures and the ever-lasting impact of great writing.
Sharmistha Jha
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‘I don’t think we should write stories being fearful of how they will be received’: Nilanjana S Roy
‘I find it baffling when people look away – whether they are looking away from stray dogs or the kind of lives children have. Where did we learn to look away?’
Sharmistha Jha
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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View from Nepal: India’s reaction to new currency note betrays patronising outlook to its neighbour
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Contradictory documentary demands of CAA violate right to legal identity
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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Finally translated into English, ‘The Bride’ reveals the peculiar practices of marriages
While readers get a detailed account of the desires of the bridegroom, the silence of the abandoned and unloved bride looms large.
Sharmistha Jha
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‘The Book of Bihari Literature’: This diverse anthology offers many ways to read Bihar
Through short stories, poetry, and works of nonfiction, the anthology highlights the linguistic, social, cultural, and historical complexities of Bihar.
Sharmistha Jha