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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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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 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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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: 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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate