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Classics

  • It took a translation to hear the stories of this Greek epic the way a woman would have told them

    It took a translation to hear the stories of this Greek epic the way a woman would have told them

    Veena Muthuraman
    · Dec 24, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • A new Mark Twain book is out, 107 years after his death. But who wrote it?

    A new Mark Twain book is out, 107 years after his death. But who wrote it?

    Vishwadha Chander
    · Dec 17, 2017 · 06:30 pm
  • Jane Austen’s greatest novel is 200 years old. No, it’s not ‘Pride and Prejudice’

    Jane Austen’s greatest novel is 200 years old. No, it’s not ‘Pride and Prejudice’

    Robert Morrison, The Conversation
    · Dec 07, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • The erotic in the Indian imagination: A conflict between the romantics and the traditionalists

    The erotic in the Indian imagination: A conflict between the romantics and the traditionalists

    Amrita Narayanan
    · Sep 02, 2017 · 06:30 pm
  • What Alexandre Dumas can teach us (seven times over) about being a bestselling author

    What Alexandre Dumas can teach us (seven times over) about being a bestselling author

    Jash Sen
    · Jul 24, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • How do you translate classic literature for contemporary readers?

    How do you translate classic literature for contemporary readers?

    Parvathy Raveendran
    · Jun 25, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • Five pre-modern Hindi classics that poet Anamika wants you to read

    Five pre-modern Hindi classics that poet Anamika wants you to read

    Devapriya Roy
    · Apr 01, 2017 · 07:30 am
  • The 'Arthaśāstra' is a manual of statecraft. It is neither a Hindu nor a moral treatise

    The 'Arthaśāstra' is a manual of statecraft. It is neither a Hindu nor a moral treatise

    Ananya Vajpeyi
    · Feb 20, 2017 · 08:30 am
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