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Rheea Mukherjee
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Rewriting Jane Austen is an industry. But this version of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in Pakistan shines
Soniah Kamal’s ‘Unmarriageable’ is successful in using the potential of Austen’s classic novel for subverting literary authority.
Rheea Mukherjee
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A young widow returns to everyday life with the help of her body (and some philosophy) in this novel
An excerpt from Rheea Mukherjee’s debut novel, ‘The Body Myth’.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Dialogue: In the age of social media, how do writers avoid becoming hustlers?
Two writers discuss how to remain authentically engaged with the world without being overtaken by the compulsion to market their work on their social networks.
Rheea Mukherjee & Manjiri Indurkar
Trending
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha MP a day after conviction in defamation case
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China’s dam-building spree on Mekong River has turned Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Do not use most of your research’: How novelist Nayomi Munaweera ensures she doesn’t bore readers
An interview with the Sri Lankan-American writer whose novels set in the civil war in her country have opened a new world to many readers.
Rheea Mukherjee
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These essays reveal a writer who has turned her third world origin into a source of power
Sayantani Dasgupta’s ‘Fire Girl’ renegotiates the burdens of globalised Indian writers.
Rheea Mukherjee
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How to write for global readers in an Indian accent
The everyday truths that dictate stories from India often appear wildly exotic to the world
Rheea Mukherjee
Video
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Watch: Tornado swirling up to a height of 120,000 kilometres observed on the surface of the sun
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‘Petulant’: Australian panelist on TV, describing India’s response to High Commission attack in UK
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Watch this video from the cockpit of a glider plane as it crashes into a building
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Watch: This basset hound patiently taught puppy to use the dog door
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Watch: Rocket with 3D-printed components lifts off successfully (though it fails to reach its orbit)
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We must re-read the essay that reminds us of the time India’s political leaders encouraged debate
Ramachandra Guha wrote about the engaged opposition between Jayaprakash Narayan and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Post Bangalore, it’s time to read Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’ once again
Because even in the India of 2017, women are defined by the male perception.
Rheea Mukherjee
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What is a writer to do with freedom? (Or, lessons from Albert Camus)
Many writers are unhappy, angry and disillusioned with the way the world is turning out. But this is an opportunity.
Rheea Mukherjee
The Reel
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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‘Parineeta’ director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 68
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How the Seemanchal Literary Festival drew me out of my happy bubble, a first for a litfest
Notes from an English-Indian writer fumbling and learning in Kishanganj, Bihar.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Why has Aatish Taseer written a children’s story about his Green Card?
The author harks back to the era when the US was the Promised Land for South Asians.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Why self-publishing is not the best future you can give your book
There are good reasons to publish your book the old-fashioned away, even if it tests your patience and fortitude.
Rheea Mukherjee
The Field
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WPL 2023, Eliminator: Harmanpreet Kaur and Alyssa Healy’s teams go head-to-head in first knockout
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Indian hockey: Salima Tete awarded AHF Emerging Player of the Year for her performances in 2022
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Sports world daily: Lionel Messi scores 800th goal; Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane break records
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Swiss Open Super 300: Satwik-Chirag survive match points to win; Prannoy, defending champ Sindhu out
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Boxing World C’ships: Nikhat Zareen brings her best yet to reach final, Nitu reverses 2022 setback