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· Dec 25, 2024 · 05:30 pm

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· Dec 24, 2024 · 05:30 pm

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· Dec 22, 2024 · 07:30 am

Hindi poetry: An excerpt from 2024 Sahitya Akademi winner Gagan Gill’s ‘Main Jab Tak Aayi Bahar’

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· Dec 20, 2024 · 08:30 pm

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· Dec 16, 2024 · 05:30 pm

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· Dec 13, 2024 · 08:30 am

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· Dec 12, 2024 · 05:30 pm

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· Dec 10, 2024 · 01:30 pm

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· Dec 06, 2024 · 01:30 pm

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· Dec 01, 2024 · 05:30 pm

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· Nov 28, 2024 · 01:30 pm

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· Nov 28, 2024 · 08:30 am

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· Nov 27, 2024 · 08:30 am

Translated Hindi poetry: An excerpt from ‘Khamoshi Ka Arth Parajay Nahin Hota’

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· Nov 15, 2024 · 06:30 pm

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· Nov 15, 2024 · 05:30 pm

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· Nov 01, 2024 · 05:30 pm

Poetry: Five different translations of Shervin Hajipour’s Persian protest song ‘Baraye’

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· Oct 24, 2024 · 06:30 pm

Hindi poetry: An excerpt from ‘Rangsaaj Ki Rasoi’, by Arun Kamal

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· Oct 18, 2024 · 06:30 pm

Ranjit Hoskote on picking texts from India’s 2,500-year literary tradition for a new anthology

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· Oct 18, 2024 · 09:30 am