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Vivek Tejuja
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Does identity relate to nation? New books from Aanchal Malhotra and Jeet Thayil examine the idea
Why ‘In the Language of Remembering’ by Aanchal Malhotra and ‘The Penguin Book of Indian Poets’ by Jeet Thayil make for essential reading today.
Vivek Tejuja
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In 1990s India, even if a TV show dared to have a gay man, he was a laughable caricature
An excerpt from Vivek Tejuja’s memoir of growing up gay in India, ‘So Now You Know’
Vivek Tejuja
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‘This book is ammunition’, says the writer who exposed sexism and myths about women in science
Science journalist Angela Saini’s new book challenges those who think that women are less intellectually capable than men.
Vivek Tejuja
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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‘I felt so cool and badass that I tried to capture the spirit of Lady Gaga’s album in writing’
An interview with Priyanka, the author of a very unusual literary debut with ‘Hedon’.
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‘This novel is the answer to Midnight’s Children from the Emergency generation’
An interview with Sriram Karri, the author of the rather unusual ‘Autobiography of a Mad Nation’.
Vivek Tejuja
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And then there were six: The reader’s guide to the Man Booker shortlist
With stories set everywhere from Nigeria to Jamaica, there's a lot to choose from this year.
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Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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‘The hostility a woman writer faces is in inverse proportion to her personal and social freedoms.’
An interview with Annie Zaidi, editor of ‘Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women's Writing’.
Vivek Tejuja
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What you need to know about the winners of the Crossword Book Awards
Eighteen months, hundreds of books, five winners. Better read these.
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If you write a book about five sisters, 'P&P' is bound to come up: Anuja Chauhan
She’s arguably India’s finest writer of romances, effortlessly capturing contemporary events and social mores of love, politics and heaving bosoms.
Vivek Tejuja
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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14 books shortlisted for the Crossword Popular Choice award
If you haven’t read some of the most popular books – judging by sales – in 2013 and 2014, here’s a list to pick from, and to vote for.
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Being gay: how books and reading saved my life
‘I was 15 and confused. I was sure, but wanted to tell someone this time. Yet I couldn’t. I read The Bell Jar.’
Vivek Tejuja
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Six difficult German writers you need to read
Spanish, Italian, and French writing captures more attention, but German fiction looks human existence in the eye.
Vivek Tejuja
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh, Anshu, Reetika secure Paris 2024 quotas for India
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events