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Sumana Roy
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‘The New Provincials’: A story from Sumana Roy’s new book of short fiction, ‘My Mother’s Lover’
The novelist, poet and non-fiction writer has just published her first collection of short stories.
Sumana Roy
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How have animals marked Indian literature? Here is an anthology of stories that seeks answers
Do humans have a subconscious desire to experience animal life as though they are not animals in the first place?
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‘Out of Syllabus’: Three poems from Sumana Roy’s dazzling debut collection
In these selections from her first poetry collection, the novelist and memoirist writes of desire, sadness and the violence faced by a woman in India.
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Trending
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Ahead of Modi’s birthday, Gujarat dam delayed water release – despite heavy rain and official alerts
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Divorce is still a stigma in India. This book looks for ways to overcome it
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Asian Games 2022: With its largest contingent, India aim for biggest medal tally in Hangzhou
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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Why Pir Panjal is now a staging ground for militant strikes, from Rajouri to Anantnag
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What happens when a wife goes missing? Sumana Roy’s debut novel is the study of a modern marriage
In ‘Missing’, the poet and memoirist presents a fictional reflection of contemporary politics and culture through an age-old question.
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The poet as architect: How poems are designed and constructed to convey the sense of space
The first in a series of workshops on learning the craft of poetry from the works of fine poets.
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How can Shakespeare’s ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’ be a love poem in blazing hot India?
An environmentally aware reading of the sonnet during a cruel Indian summer leads to odd results. But hilarity is assured.
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Video
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Caught on CCTV: Three suspects being transported for court appearance escape from police van in UP
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Watch: Tennis star Mackenzie McDonald carries opponent Shang Juncheng on his back after match
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Andhra Pradesh: TDP MLA blows a whistle in Assembly to protest against Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest
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Watch: Oscar-winning music director M M Keeravani jams with Anupam Kher on the keyboard
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo meets disabled fan who made his paintings with her feet
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Why a writer, poet and teacher wanted to turn into a tree
An excerpt from an unusual memoir. Note: This is not a work of magical realism.
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Remaking the nation: Why India should be renamed Undia
Something or the other is reversed every day: a new law tries to undo an older one, which gives way to another. This new ethic of whimsicality is the norm.
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Poetry that reminds us of the all too human – and animal – needs of our gods
A new translation of a classic brilliantly conveys both the bodily desire and the spiritual longing.
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The Reel
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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‘Go To Pakistan’. Or, how a modern proverb is born.
'You want your generation’s proverb to be victorious, as if wisdom were a bestselling category.'
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One hundred years of no solitude: ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ lives on in India
Published in June 1915 and arguably the best-known work of modern poetry in the world, T.S. Eliot’s poem is alive and well.
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A novel about leaving home that you cannot leave home without
There may not be a more delightful character than Prasanti, the eunuch, in recent Indian fiction in English.
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The Field
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Asian Games, Table Tennis: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Harmeet Desai lead India to team events knockouts
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Asian Games 2022: With its largest contingent, India aim for biggest medal tally in Hangzhou
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Australia tour of India: Mohammed Shami stars as hosts win first ODI, take 1-0 lead in series
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India at Asian Games, September 23 schedule: Paddlers look to continue good form, sailors in action
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Sports minister cancels China visit after Beijing bars entry of athletes from Arunachal Pradesh