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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.
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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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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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Explained: Why India wants to modify the Indus Water Treaty after 62 years
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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When the British secretly plotted to recruit Russians living in India against Nazi Germany
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In Assam, a police crackdown on child marriage leaves a trail of crying women and broken families
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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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‘He makes it appear he’s the remote control behind the PM’: TMC’s Mahua Moitra on Adani in Lok Sabha
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‘Shah Rukh Khan and team ‘Pathaan’ did what we couldn't do’: TMC MP Derek O'Brien in Rajya Sabha
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Watch: Grandmother-grandson duo’s delightful Carnatic music performance in Karnataka
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Watch: Chased by crocodile, antelope swims for its life across river, escapes in nick of time
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Watch: Tiger waits for trucks to pass before crossing busy highway
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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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‘The Consultant’ trailer: Christoph Waltz plays a sinister boss in dark comedy series
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Watch: Behind the scenes of Hansika Motwani’s December wedding
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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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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Sune Luus column: Hosts South Africa eager to keep ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at home
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Reactions as LeBron James becomes the NBA’s leading scorer: ‘The All-Time Scoring King’
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Shuttle Zone: From Naraoka to Treesa-Gayatri, new kids on the block who could make their mark
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Olympics 2024: Paris mayor says Russian athletes should be banned from Games for Ukraine invasion
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ISL: Kerala Blasters bolster play-off hopes with comeback win over Chennaiyin FC