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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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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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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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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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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana