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Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Sophie Kinsella’s new novel shows all that is right (and all that is wrong) with modern chick lit
The bestselling romance writer’s new book arrived without the customary fanfare.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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A writer read 168 books in 2018 and lived to tell the tales of a few of her favourites
Writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan identifies the books that mattered to her in 2018.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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An unexpected swayamvara: This novel recreates the story of Amba from the Mahabharata
An excerpt from Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan’s second book in the ‘Girls of the Mahabharata’ series.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
Trending
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BBC is independent, says UK on documentary about Narendra Modi
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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‘I turned my impatience into something useful’: Ruth Ozeki, winner of 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
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‘Little Women’ at 150: How I got over my literary grudge against Amy March
A novelist explores her love-hate relationship with the March sisters, who sprang to life in the pages of ‘Little Women’ 150 years ago.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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And you thought it would be easy to give up your city life and become a farmer?
In ‘How I Became A Farmer’s Wife’, Yashodhara Lal writes a part-memoir, part-fiction, wholly funny book.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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Why are so many women (and some men) making ‘Cat Person’ the first viral short story of the net?
The discomfort while reading the story is justified (spoiler alert).
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Video
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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An author read over 180 books in 2017 and picked her favourites (some of which are quite old)
Writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan selects the best books she read this year, from children’s fantasy to crime novels.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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The Paddington Bear author has died. The bear who pulled his creator out of depression is immortal
Michael Bond, who introduced the famous bear in children’s books in 1958, died recently.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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The Man Booker International prize-winner is a brilliant, tragic story full of jokes
A stand-up comedian’s life unravels in full view of his audience.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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Finally, the girls of the Mahabharata get a book series of their own
The first one tells the story of Matsyagandhi, aka Satyavati. In the first person.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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Teenage suicide needs a better book than ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’
The TV series has brought the novel a success it did not deserve.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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You’ve heard of the unreliable narrator? Paula (‘Girl on the Train’) Hawkins’s new thriller has ten
A tragedy that turns into a mystery.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
The Field
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Football: Attempted rape charges against Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood dropped
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Football: French World Cup winner Raphael Varane announces international retirement
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Davis Cup: Against Holger Rune’s Denmark, India opt not to play it by the book
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Tri-series final, IND vs SA blog: Chloe Tryon’s 57 takes South Africa to a win in low-scorer
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Thailand Masters: Sai Praneeth sole India in QFs; Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha lose thrillers