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Annie Zaidi
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Annie Zaidi’s new novel captures the lives of 12 people living on the edges of Mumbai city
An excerpt from ‘City of Incident: A Novel in Twelve Parts’, by Annie Zaidi.
Annie Zaidi
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Valentine’s Day: A personal history of how a celebration of love became the target of hate in India
The nation’s women are never reassured that, for all its thorns, life can also bring roses.
Annie Zaidi
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Why do the rich and the powerful sponsor literature festivals, prizes, and art in today’s world?
Annie Zaidi, whose novel ‘Prelude To A Riot’ won the Tata Lit Live award for ‘Book of the Year – Fiction’, offers some answers.
Annie Zaidi
Trending
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Has Modi’s Vande Bharat push come at the cost of train safety?
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Armed gangs and a partisan state: How Manipur slipped into civil war
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Annie Zaidi’s new novel takes us to a south Indian town where trouble is being brewed, deliberately
An excerpt from ‘Prelude to a Riot’, in which Annie Zaidi shows us how communal violence is instigated.
Annie Zaidi
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How far to Auschwitz? Why we need to read Lidia Ostalowska’s ‘Watercolours’ to look for an answer
A book that details Nazi ambitions in general and concentration camps in particular, ‘Watercolours’ is a constant reminder and a warning.
Annie Zaidi
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‘Untitled-1’: Read a scene from the play that won Annie Zaidi The Hindu Playwright Award 2018
‘Set in a dystopian future, it examines the metaphors in the stories we relate about ourselves...’
Annie Zaidi
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Watch: Hydroelectric dam damaged during war in Ukraine, floods hit nearby towns
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Watch: Dalit groom rides horse on wedding day under police protection in Madhya Pradesh
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Caught on camera: Roadside vendor in Noida uses water from drain to clean fruits
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Watch: BJP spokesperson says ‘Down with Nathuram Godse’ on air under pressure from Congress leader
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Neeraj (1925-2018): ‘I grew so infamous in my time, it will take centuries for me to be forgotten’
Remembering the poet and lyricist who died on July 19.
Annie Zaidi
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Two novellas reacquaint us with the finest Urdu writer of our time, Intizar Husain
With ‘Day’ and ‘Dastan’ Intizar Husain rewrites the Partition without violence, gauging its impact on people.
Annie Zaidi
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This novel reveals things about contemporary India that cannot be proved (or we prefer not to see)
The stories of being Muslim in today’s India are beginning to emerge in fiction.
Annie Zaidi
The Reel
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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Reading the poetry of Kedarnath Singh (1934-2018) is to be reminded of his love for everything
The acclaimed Hindi poet, who was also a critic and essayist, died on March 19, 2018.
Annie Zaidi
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'Lifer giving advice to new convict in female ward': A poem by Annie Zaidi
'Men! The things they make us do! Do you really want to go back?'
Annie Zaidi
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Do young girls willingly join the Islamic State to be terrorists?
A new novel looks for answers, and find resentful teenagers willing to trust strangers.
Annie Zaidi
The Field
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India add two more gold medals to remain top of standings
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Singapore Open Super 750: Priyanshu stuns world No 15; Sindhu, Prannoy, Lakshya go down fighting
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WTC Final: Rohit Sharma on his legacy, transitioning from IPL to Test cricket, R Ashwin and more
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Hockey, Women’s Junior Asia Cup: India secure thrilling 2-2 draw against Korea
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WTC Final: As India take on Australia, a look at the key talking points for Rohit Sharma and Co