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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Why be a writer if you are not going to use your most powerful weapons, which are words?
Why do writers not write – or get – letters (instead of messages with emojis) anymore?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Satire: ‘I have been to nine literary festivals. It has been nine too many.’
‘I am a lit fest veteran now. I can show you the scars.’
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Satire: This fantasy version of a literary panel discussion might be closer to reality than we think
In which a writer moderates a panel of his dreams – or is it nightmares?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
Trending
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Union ministers attend events by BJP-affiliated group when on foreign tours, says S Jaishankar
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ review: A cheerfully meandering comedy
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Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha due to allegations in cash-for-query case
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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
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Sun setting on the Commonwealth Games: Is it time to say goodbye to the multi-sport event?
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No, dear writer, don’t be a helicopter parent to your book (and don’t tell us how the baby was made)
‘A writer’s job is to write. And do this in privacy. And guard both the process and the output from prying eyes.’
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Satire: Why must publishers chase Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt while neglecting real writers?
In which an irate commentator says, ‘Take back the arts: say no to Chopra and Dutt.”
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Once upon a time In Indian publishing: Six fantasies for 2018
Fiction is stronger than truth. Sometimes.
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
Video
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Watch: Adventure sportsperson plunges nearly 1,000 feet off world’s highest infinity pool in Dubai
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Caught on camera: Man taken by surprise as tiger jumps out of the trees to cross the road
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Watch: Residents negotiate toxic water in Chennai as oil spill adds to post-cyclone woes
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Watch: That awkward moment when the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the UK Parliament fails
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Watch: Indian diaspora, embassies organise garba dances to celebrate UNESCO’s cultural heritage tag
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Women in publishing break the glass ceiling all the time. Why pick Priyanka Chopra for a lecture?
Must Bollywood become the obvious option even for that last bastion of hope – art and literature?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Lit fests are coming! Watch out for the moderator!! Or, rather, for the mad orator!!!
There’s nothing moderate about this character, claims someone who’s been at the receiving end.
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Same editors, different companies: How will Delhi publishers ever produce better books?
An author asks why publishing companies do not get fresh blood from elsewhere in the country
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Why publishers shouldn’t love movie stars (or, how Bollywood is turning books into BS)
Why do publishers go weak at the knees at the thought of signing up film-stars who cannot even read a script?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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This hilarious take-off on spy fiction makes it hard to take espionage seriously
Fragments from ‘The Sentimental Spy’, a novel that laughs at all the stereotypes.
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Ten literary trends we’re staring at in India in 2017
A reckless set of forecasts with complete disregard of facts, and therefore likely to come true.
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
The Field
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Hockey: Savita to lead 22-member Indian women’s team in 5 Nations Tournament
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India beat South Korea in 9th-12th classification match
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Pro Kabaddi League: Pink Panthers play out tie with Warriors; Pirates end Giants’ winning start
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Jamshedpur FC fight back to salvage a draw against Chennaiyin FC
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Wrestling: Reetika Hooda brings promise to Indian pipeline with golden run