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Keshava Guha
Keshava Guha is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘The Education of Yuri’: Moving and uneven, Jerry Pinto’s bildungsroman is lifelike and believable
The book doesn’t end with the end of his education but what one might call the end of the beginning.
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Keshava Guha: Ours is a country made by writers – we have never needed them more
To mark India’s 75th Independence Day, PEN America asked authors from India and the Indian diaspora to write short texts expressing what they felt.
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‘A Rude Life’: Journalist Vir Sanghvi’s memoir displays a classic case of Delhi Syndrome
There are many classic symptoms of Delhi Syndrome. But three particularly define the affliction, and which are most obviously in evidence in ‘A Rude Life’.
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Trending
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
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Why a Tamil sceptre handed over by Mountbatten lies at the heart of Modi’s new Parliament
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A frozen moment of resilience shows how India’s women have been betrayed in their hope for justice
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New Parliament building seeks to legitimise Hindutva victory over India’s multicultural past
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Wrestlers protest shows how Indian law is a tool of oppression rather than an instrument of justice
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The Art of Solitude: Listening to Adam Schlesinger’s pop songs, which function like a novel
Much of his work was in genres or styles that hadn’t been fashionable or widely popular in decades.
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The Art of Resistance: Christopher Isherwood’s ‘A Single Man’ is a celebration of individuality
At a time when the definitions of Hindu and Indian are being cheapened, we must read the great ‘Hindu novel’ in English that was written by a gay Englishman.
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Harry Potter fandom leads four lonely people to form bonds in Keshava Guha’s debut novel
An excerpt from ‘Accidental Magic’, Keshava Guha’s novel set in Bengaluru and Boston.
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Video
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Watch: Mobile tower knocked down by powerful winds during thunderstorm in Nagaur, Rajasthan
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Watch: Dog learns to play peek-a-boo with human
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Watch: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s qawwali tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala on his first death anniversary
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Watch: From wading through flooded roads to sleeping in station, fans suffer as rain ruins IPL final
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Watch: Cast of the ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ musical performs in New York’s Times Square
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India votes: No, 2019 isn’t another 1977 – or 1971 or 1989 or 2004
The upcoming general elections cannot be summarised by a single story.
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2019 polls: By making it Modi vs Rahul, media has created a narrative that benefits only the PM
Political journalism in India has become a branch of sports journalism – concerned only with winners and losers.
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Has US midterm election shown the way for the Democrats to unseat Donald Trump in 2020?
On the whole, the election was a rebuke to the president and a reflection of his weakness rather than his strength.
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The Reel
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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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Ideology vs personality: In the long term, Modi’s transformation of the BJP comes with serious risks
In the future, it is likely that the party will be unable to find a successor capable of replicating Modi’s approach and will have to remake itself once more.
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The social media assault on Sushma Swaraj is not mere trolling – it is moral collapse
The minister hit back with sharp wit at the backlash against her intervention in a passport row.
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‘Dreamers’: Meticulously reported stories on gaps between young India’s aspirations and fulfilment
Apart from a few quibbles, Snigdha Poonam’s book is a delight of long-form reportage.
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The Field
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IPL 2023: Reactions as Ambati Rayudu announces retirement – ‘Honour to share the field with you’
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Hockey, Men’s Junior Asia Cup: India progress to semi-finals after comprehensive win over Thailand
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A frozen moment of resilience shows how India’s women have been betrayed in their hope for justice
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Wrestlers’ protest: Neeraj Chopra, Sunil Chhetri among those speaking up – ‘Has to be a better way’
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Sports world daily: Sabalenka wins politically charged opener at French Open; Leicester relegated