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    In the age of Brexit, to describe Chaucer as ‘English to the core’ is to misrepresent him

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    · Mar 26, 2019 · 05:30 pm
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    Readers’ comments: ‘Upcoming elections will lay the foundation of the idea of India we want’

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    Why is everyone suddenly reading this Japanese novel? The translator tries to explain

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    An imaginative Mughal-inspired fantasy novel gives us a layered world and a terrifying antagonist

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  • Watch: India’s Dalima Chhibber scores stunning free-kick in SAFF Women’s Championship final

    Watch: India’s Dalima Chhibber scores stunning free-kick in SAFF Women’s Championship final

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    The woman pioneer who composed landmark operas in India in defiance of music traditionalists

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  • Thiem's game has punch to it: Twitter reacts to Austrian’s epic win over Roger Federer

    Thiem's game has punch to it: Twitter reacts to Austrian’s epic win over Roger Federer

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 18, 2019 · 09:44 am
  • First retirement or walkover in the Fedal saga: Twitter reacts as Nadal pulls out of Federer clash

    First retirement or walkover in the Fedal saga: Twitter reacts as Nadal pulls out of Federer clash

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    · Mar 17, 2019 · 11:20 am
  • Indian Wells: Roger Federer sets up final with Thiem after Rafael Nadal withdraws due to knee injury

    Indian Wells: Roger Federer sets up final with Thiem after Rafael Nadal withdraws due to knee injury

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    Journalist and author Raghu Karnad wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize

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    · Mar 14, 2019 · 07:24 am
  • What a newly-found fragment of an ancient Babylonian poem tells us about being human

    What a newly-found fragment of an ancient Babylonian poem tells us about being human

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    How a poetic retelling of the Mahabharata warns us against the rhetoric of vengeance and sacrifice

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    At the end of the day, how do you avoid clichés? It’s all about thinking outside the box

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    The Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram’ gets a new life for today’s readers in this modern retelling

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    · Mar 11, 2019 · 08:30 am
  • Jasprit Bumrah, Venkatesh Prasad and the joy of a No 11 batsman hitting a six off the last ball

    Jasprit Bumrah, Venkatesh Prasad and the joy of a No 11 batsman hitting a six off the last ball

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    Re-reading Bhuvaneshwar, the absurdist Hindi writer who lived in railway stations and trains

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    ‘Badla’ movie review: All kudos can be directed to the original Spanish thriller

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    Women’s Day: Eight books that talk of being a woman in India, circa 2019

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    Where would you like your statue? Watch Neville’s epic chat with Solskjaer after United’s PSG win

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