classics
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Gyan Ka Gyan’, by Hridaynarayan Dikshit
Hridaynarayan Dikshit
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‘He gives life to all gods’: Krishna and his wife Satyabhama’s story from Murty Classical Library
Nandi Timmana Harshita Mruthinti Kamath Velcheru Narayana Rao
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A new book of classical Indian literature shows the connections between various literary traditions
Srinivas Reddy
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Italy’s far-right claim ‘The Lord of the Rings’ – but they’ve misread JRR Tolkien’s message
Tom Emanuel, The Conversation
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What is intelligence? For the longest time, Western literature has suggested it may be a liability
Richard van Oort, The Conversation
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‘Dangerous Pursuits’ retells ‘The Ramayana’ and ‘The Tempest’ as a social critique of modern times
Saloni Sharma
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If you loved Homer’s Greek epic ‘The Odyssey’, here are five other books you might want to read
Rachel Bryant Davies, The Conversation
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What makes the ‘Hitopadesha’ a timeless text on human behaviour? It is its playful language
Shonaleeka Kaul
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Ulysses at 100: why James Joyce was so obsessed with the perfect blue cover
Cleo Hanaway-Oakley, The Conversation
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When classic stories get reinvented, can they ever be a success? Five get reviewed
Hetta Howes, The Conversation
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Born 200 years ago, what is Fyodor Dostoevsky telling us today through his novels?
Richard Herrett
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Marquis de Sade wrote violent pornographic fiction. I translated his only gothic novel into English
Will McMorran, The Conversation
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Mulk Raj Anand’s short stories provide a taste of what made his novels so powerful in their times
Oindrila Mukherjee
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Watch: Singer Dominic Fike collaborates with Paul McCartney for a new rendition of ‘Kiss of Venus’
Scroll Staff
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Listen: Here’s a Sanskrit-inspired rendition of composer Johann Bach’s Suite No 2
Scroll Staff
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In this novel Stephen Alter rewrites the tale of Mowgli and ‘Jungle Book’ in a new time and place
Stephen Alter
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Watch: Here’s a soothing rendition of ‘Maa Mayura’ presented by Carnatic violinists
Scroll Staff
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‘The Play Of Dolls’: Kunwar Narain’s early short fiction also shows why he was a legendary poet
Kunwar Narain
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How do you retell a classic that has already been retold several times over? Ask Gayathri Prabhu
Gayathri Prabhu
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How does a publishing company persuade people in the 21st century to keep reading the classics?
Hattie Adam-Smith