Sunday Storytelling
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The boy who wanted to be a fast bowler when everyone dreamt of being a batsman
‘But no matter what I did, I found that I was unable to take a catch.’
Rahul Oak
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Remythification: How Mahishan was vanquished, but not his love (and lust) for Durga
An excerpt from a new book of short stories by the Tamil writer Ambai.
Ambai
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What happens when a terminally ill man turns into his favourite heroes from fiction?
An excerpt from a novel in which 22-year-old Simon Bebler starts meeting Hollywood stars. But are they real or doppelgangers?
Evald Flisar
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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From the beginning: How the politician’s journey started at the age of twelve
An excerpt from Manju Kapur’s new novel linking the two eternal siblings: family and politics.
Manju Kapur
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From Pakistan: The famous satire we haven’t read all these years (it’s from 1964)
An excerpt from a new translation of Pakistani humourist Muhammad Khalid Akhtar’s most celebrated work.
Muhammad Khalid Akhtar
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From a nightmare: What if you cannot find your way out of the mall?
An unnerving excerpt from Tejaswini Apte-Rahm’s collection of short stories.
Tejaswini Apte-Rahm
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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From the North-East: Where folklore and fiction mingle to become one
An excerpt from the award-winning Naga writer Easterine Kire’s new novel.
Easterine Kire
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City Of Spies: ‘It had taken the death of Hanif to make me want to learn Urdu’
An excerpt from a coming of age story set against the backdrop of a coup in Pakistan.
Sorayya Khan
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‘I thought sex before marriage didn’t happen, because you don’t really know each other’
An excerpt from a bizarre, post-modern story about a paranoid hypochondriac Indian working in Rome.
Kaushik Barua
The Reel
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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Wanderers, All: ‘He would, by god, be the finest actor that there ever was’
Excerpts from a novel that runs on the thin line between reality and fantasy.
Janhavi Acharekar
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Seven Heavens: ‘I am looking for fear. Do you know where I can find it?’
An excerpt from a novel about a man who moved bag and baggage to live in Pakistan after the Partition, only to find himself back in India.
Samim Ahmed