Truth And Fiction
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How are Punjabi Dalits presented in English fiction, especially in novels by upper caste writers?
Some recently-published fiction on the topic might have an answer.
Rajiv Thind
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A country where rulers won’t tolerate opposing voices, but writers refuse to be silenced
As Zimbabwe heads to the polls again in 2023, it’s worth considering the role that writers have played in engendering political resistance.
Gibson Ncube, The Conversation
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How fiction can help business managers prepare for the uncertainties of the pandemic
Not just one, but eight ways to do it.
Nada Elnahla, The Conversation & Ruth McKay, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Why fan fiction about Charles Dickens’ life is just as much a part of his literary legacy
It began with a fictional visual re-imagination of the writer’s funeral.
Lucy Whitehead, The Conversation
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Is Donald Trump’s America a warped version of Gustave Flaubert’s novel ‘Madame Bovary’?
We might sympathise with Flaubert’s characters, who exist in an endless vortex of repetition, insincerity and stupidity.
Susanna Lee, The Conversation
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Margaret Atwood: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ may feel real in 2019, but solutions won’t come from novels
Fiction may portray reality in advance, but answers have to come from outside it, said the novelist.
Camilla Nelson, The Conversation
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Teenage suicide needs a better book than ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’
The TV series has brought the novel a success it did not deserve.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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Where are the memoirs from India’s public servants that tell the truth like it was?
What happens in government circles seems to stay forever in government circles.
Mohan Guruswamy
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This story is a hilarious spoof of the (Punjab) poll game in a village
Punjabi writer Gul Chauhan’s ‘The Game’, translated into English by Nirupama Dutt.
Gul Chauhan
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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This video shows what an honest dieting product should tell consumers ('we're designed for failure')
You won't ever watch an actual advertisement like this.
Scroll Staff
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Demonetisation in fiction: Peppermint sweets replace the rupee as currency in this short story
Art foreshadows life. ‘Let Them Have Mint’ was written in Tamil by Aadhavan Dheetchanya in 2009.
Aadhavan Dheetchanya
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The surprising origins of ‘post-truth’ – and how it was spawned by the liberal left
Brexit and Trump aren't to blame. The rise of 'post-truth' is rooted in the middle-classes, not the masses.
Andrew Calcutt, The Conversation
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women exit in quarter-final after loss to Japan
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation