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Salil Tripathi
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Saleem Peeradina (1944-2023) was a poet who taught as well as a teacher who wrote poetry
Peeradina’s former student and associate, the writer Salil Tripathi, pays a tribute to the poet and editor who died on February 12, 2023, at the age of 78.
Salil Tripathi
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Letter from London: What Elizabeth thought about the great issues of her time, we will never know
She was on the throne for seven decades but when news of her passing was announced, the British capital was characteristically unsentimental.
Salil Tripathi
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20 years since Godhra: What 2002 taught us
The idea of us and them got solidified. We learned to normalise the idea of revenge.
Salil Tripathi
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Nobel Peace Prize: How brave journalists like Maria Ressa expand freedoms for everyone
A tribute to the journalist from the Philippines, who will share this year’s prize with Dmitry Muratov of Russia.
Salil Tripathi
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How the pandemic has allowed governments to step up efforts to police their citizens’ thoughts
Worldwide, the cult of intolerance is growing, with the powerful seeking to silence those they disagree with.
Salil Tripathi
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Sunil Kothari (1933-2020): A great dance theoretician who was always full of childlike enthusiasm
Conversations with him were always rewarding. He was touched by the Greek muse Terpsichore, he understood what Shiva’s tandava nritya meant.
Salil Tripathi
Video
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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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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Pushpa Bhave (1939-2020): Cultural critic, social activist, the embodiment of middle-class Mumbai
Her quarrel was with those who had the power and misused it, which meant, in effect, almost all governments.
Salil Tripathi
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The Art of Solitude: Ravi Shankar and Zubin Mehta’s ‘Raga Mala’ brings joy and optimism
‘This takes me back to a time when my paths seemed full of possibility, the future wide open, and worlds waiting to be conquered.’
Salil Tripathi
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Satire shot: My friend from the 21st floor prepares to screen Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’
‘There has been some glitch in the computers, because thousands of people seem to have bought the same ticket, for the 6.50 pm show on Friday in Vadodara.’
Salil Tripathi
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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When German envoy met RSS chief, did he warn him about the perils of taking a majoritarian path?
Trade and business ties matter. So does conscience.
Salil Tripathi
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The newspaper that Behram Contractor aka Busybee started has closed down. His writings remain alive
‘The Afternoon Despatch and Courier,’ the Mumbai afternoon newspaper launched by Contractor in 1985, announced its closure on July 20, 2019.
Farzana Contractor, Busybee, Dom Moraes, Vinod Mehta & Salil Tripathi
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‘The dream we had all agreed to dream’ has been jolted: Ten years of ‘Offence: The Hindu Case’
I said that the forces of Hindutva would make India look like Nazi Germany or Talibanist Afghanistan. The saffron brigade is doing its best to prove me right.
Salil Tripathi
The Field
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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
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go