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Books and Ideas
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What is romantasy? And why is it the latest bestselling book trend?
The genre is wedded to the structure of the romance novel, often including the romantic happy ending, but it included fantastical elements and/or settings.
Jodi McAlister, The Conversation & Kate Cuthbert, The Conversation
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International Booker Prize interview: How Johnny Lorenz translated ‘Crooked Plow’
Johnny Lorenz’s translation of Brazilian writer Itamar Vieira Junior’s ‘Crooked Plow’ is shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize.
Harshaneeyam
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‘Nobody Lights a Candle’ illuminates the dark realities of our unequal society
Though the protagonist’s plight sends shivers down the spine, one never gets to know who she truly is.
Veeksha Vagmita
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Sunday book pick: In ‘Such a Long Journey’, how an ordinary heart travels in turbulent times
‘Such a Long Journey’, Rohinton Mistry’s debut novel, was published in 1991.
Sayari Debnath
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Women’s Prize for Fiction: A reader’s guide to the six books on the 2024 shortlist
The winning author will receive a cash prize of £30,000 and the ‘Bessie’, a bronze statuette.
Scroll Staff
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‘Shakchunni’: A supernatural thriller about how the zamindari system crumbled under its own weight
Author Arnab Ray makes the choice of not modernising the story at all, and sets it in 1940s’ Bengal, when the Great Bengal Famine had just hit.
Debasmita Bhowmik
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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‘Speaking Sandals’: Stories about sociological realities of ‘untouchable’ Madigas of Andhra Pradesh
Yendluri Sudhakar’s Telugu short stories, translated into English by K Purushotham, focus on injustices meted out on account of caste.
Nikhil Sanjay-Rekha Adsule
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‘Circles of Freedom’ tells a tight-paced story of Asaf Ali and friends during the national movement
The cast of TCA Raghavan’s book comprises not only an elite English-speaking crowd within the Congress, but also the context.
Nandan S Kaushik
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Fiction: An ageing writer gets a mysterious letter which begins to colour his entire perception
An excerpt from ‘Yatra: An Unfinished Novel’, by Harekrishna Deka. Translated from the Assamese by Navamalati Neog Chakraborty.
Harekrishna Deka & Navamalati Neog Chakraborty
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
An excerpt from ‘Poems Of the First Buddhist Women’, translated from the Pali by Charles Hallisey.
Charles Hallisey
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
An excerpt from ‘Lyrics by Sameer – Stories Behind the Iconic Songs’, co-authored by Sameer Anjaan.
Sameer Anjaan & Shuja Ali
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Democracy: A new book questions whether the people (or the experts) are always right
An excerpt from ‘Adventures in Democracy: The Turbulent World of People Power’, by Erica Benner.
Erica Benner
The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver