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‘A Suitable Boy’: Meet the characters in Vikram Seth’s novel whom you will see on the show
A quick guide to the women and men whom viewers will encounter on Mira Nair’s adaptation of the novel for the BBC.
Devapriya Roy
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What can happen when old friends and lovers from college reunite two decades later? Ask this novel
Introducing the flaneur/filmmaker from Devapriya Roy’s novel ‘Friends From College’, in which lapsed relationships get a fresh chance.
Devapriya Roy
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In her new novel, poet Tishani Doshi builds a miniature world that looks like a feminist utopia
Crafted in a quiet, first-person narrative, Tishani Doshi’s ‘Small Days and Nights’ examines the possibility of inventing a new kind of existence.
Devapriya Roy
Trending
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Reading list for young readers: The 12 books shortlisted for the 2023 Neev Book Awards
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
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IPL 2023 Final, GT vs CSK as it happened: Chennai Super Kings clinch fifth title after thriller
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Comeback Super Kings: Reactions to CSK winning fourth IPL title after excellent win against KKR
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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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Women’s Day: Eight books that talk of being a woman in India, circa 2019
They have nothing in common besides the authenticity of their voices.
Devapriya Roy
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Nayantara Sahgal on #MeToo: ‘In a democracy, no citizen is guilty because someone said so’
The writer explains why she has decided not to accept invitations to literary festivals that have placed a blanket ban on men named by the movement.
Devapriya Roy
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A graphic novel recreates how a young Priyanka Gandhi viewed her Prime Minister grandmother Indira
The last chapter of Devapriya Roy and Priya Kurien’s ‘Indira’ pictures Priyanka Gandhi’s perspective.
Devapriya Roy & Priya Kuriyan
Video
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Watch: Vicky Kaushal matches steps with Hrithik Roshan as they dance together to ‘Ek Pal Ka Jeena’
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Watch: Salman Khan dances with Norwegian dance group Quick Style at an award show in Abu Dhabi
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Watch: Water in Venice’s Grand Canal mysteriously turns bright green, authorities launch probe
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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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Two courageous women: Namita Gokhale talks about her new books on Radha and Ra’ana Liaqat Ali
An interview with the author and editor who is also the co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Devapriya Roy
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How the World Book Fair brought up a writer’s memories (and the desire for Toni Morrison’s books)
As a writer looks back to 2006, a photo tour of the World Book Fair 2019 in Delhi shows us what the latest version looks like.
Devapriya Roy & Sambit Dattachaudhuri
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Neelesh Misra’s universe of rural imagination does not travel well from radio to a book
They were wonderful to listen to, but the stories written by Misra’s ‘mandali’ lose their charm on the page and in translation.
Devapriya Roy
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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Being young and very rich in urban Pakistan can be heartbreaking too, shows this debut novel
More than individual lives, it’s Lahore and its urbane society that star in Nadia Akbar’s ‘Goodbye Freddie Mercury’.
Devapriya Roy
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There’s much more to Reham Khan’s memoir than Imran Khan’s scandals
But the writer is a little too intent on destroying her famous ex-husband.
Devapriya Roy
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Writer’s choice: Ngugi wa Thiong’o recommends seven novels from Africa that you must read
When you need to look beyond Chinua Achebe and Naguib Mahfouz.
Devapriya Roy
The Field
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IPL 2023: As Chennai Super Kings clinch record-equalling fifth title, a look at the list of winners
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IPL 2023: ‘B Sai Sudharsan in beast mode’ — Reactions to GT batter’s whirlwind knock in final vs CSK
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Watch, IPL 2023: MS Dhoni shows off lightning-fast reflexes to stump Shubman Gill
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IPL 2023 Final, GT vs CSK as it happened: Chennai Super Kings clinch fifth title after thriller
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ICC WTC final: Jaiswal replaces Gaikwad in India's reserves, Australia include fit Hazlewood