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Amitava Kumar
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The Art of Solitude: Finding solace by painting over the bad news
Amitava Kumar draws some comfort from his newspapers.
Amitava Kumar
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Writing badly is easy. Novelist Amitava Kumar has some alternative suggestions in a new book
This collection of short pieces offers lessons from the masters on how to be a better writer.
Amitava Kumar
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From wars to Partition and 9/11: A writer reacts to Trump's win in words, news clippings and photos
Amitava Kumar looks back at crucial (and often painful) moments in history and how this matches up.
Amitava Kumar
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Attorney general refuses to give consent to initiate contempt proceedings against former CJI Gogoi
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
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More than cricket: Why did Narendra Modi dismiss Sardar Patel at Motera stadium?
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A writer calls out anti-nationals, cannot find a moral for his story, and decides to become a 'new man'
Three short tales told in tweets.
Amitava Kumar
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Wendy Doniger: Partition may have been averted had Gandhi been less reverential toward cows
A conversation over dinner with the renowned scholar of Hinduism.
Amitava Kumar
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New York is closer to Patna than most people realise
The introduction to the American edition of Amitava Kumar's 'A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna'.
Amitava Kumar
Video
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Watch: Spike the sniffer dog receives a grand farewell from Nashik Police
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Watch: Woman who survived cancer as a child will go into space, without trained astronauts on board
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Watch: Michelin star chef Peter Fruehsammer cooks for hospitals in Germany
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Watch: Mya the dog learns to sing the ‘Star Wars’ theme
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Watch: Tornado-shaped swarm of mosquitoes spotted in Argentina