Great Writers
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Ranajit Guha, India’s oldest living historian, starts his 100th year with a dazzling legacy
Guha, who retired from teaching in 1988 but didn’t stop writing, is one of the most influential south Asian historians today.
Somak Mukherjee
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How should Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy be read during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
They cannot expunge the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine. But they’re embedded within the Russian cultural fabric, and how their books are read matters.
Ani Kokobobo, The Conversation
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Born 200 years ago, what is Fyodor Dostoevsky telling us today through his novels?
November 11 marks Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 200th birth anniversary.
Richard Herrett
Trending
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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Teesta Setalvad’s detention by Gujarat Police is deeply concerning, says UN official
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Hockey: Dodge them like Navneet Kaur
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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‘Preplanned inhuman collective violent act of terrorism’: What Modi got away with in the Godhra case
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Foundation: an introduction to five major themes in the work of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov
The new TV series has rekindled interest in one of the ‘big three’ of science fiction.
Mike Ryder, The Conversation
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Walter Scott at 250: So much more than a great historical novelist
Fortunately for the casual reader, Walter Scott, born in 1771, was more than a novelist. He was also a master of the short story.
Daniel Cook, The Conversation
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Tagore at 160: ‘People are urged to deeds of frightfulness by the goadings of manufactured panics’
‘The Spirit of Freedom’: A letter from New York to the author’s own countrymen. May 9, 2021 marks Rabindranath Tagore’s 160th birth anniversary.
Rabindranath Tagore
Video
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‘You’ll have to bear with me for the next 50 years’: Shah Rukh Khan celebrates 30 years in cinema
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Watch: UK’s viral sensation ‘Dancing Grannies’ show off their bhangra moves
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Eco India: How cigarette butts can be deadlier than most plastic waste
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Watch: All through Pride Month, a museum in Mexico is highlighting queer community’s role in history
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‘She wants to go to ‘Howarts’’: Comedian Shraddha as ‘Mrs Kulkarni’, mother of a class three student
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Nawal El Saadawi’s intellectual life reflected eight decades of Arab society and culture
The Egyptian feminist writer and activist (who was also a physician and psychiatrist) died on March 21 at the age of 89.
Amal Amireh, The Conversation
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How music shaped Virginia Woolf’s writing
Music provided the author with a vocabulary to imagine and describe her creative practice and formal innovations.
Emma Sutton, The Conversation
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Virginia Woolf died 80 years ago. What does reading her work in the midst of a pandemic bring us?
The author rewrote death and illness back into the national story of post-first world war Britain.
Jess Cotton, The Conversation
The Reel
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
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‘Shamshera’ trailer: Ranbir Kapoor plays a rebellious bandit in period drama
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‘The Girl From Plainville’ review: A cautionary tale of the power of suggestion
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From Goa to London with Graham Greene: A first-person account of a literary friendship
Maria Aurora Couto writes of her long association with the famous novelist.
Maria Aurora Couto
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How a maligned Virginia Woolf points to the problem of generic introductions to the classics
Things become tricky when misperceptions turn up in affordable paperback series by leading international publishers.
Gayathri Prabhu
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How Ernest Hemingway dealt with the Spanish flu pandemic: He was not a denier, he was scarred by it
The author dodged the peaks of the 1918-'19 pandemic waves by weeks, sometimes days, in Italy.
Eamonn O'Neill, The Conversation
The Field
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Archery World Cup: Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur win recurve team silver
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Watch: England vs New Zealand, 3rd Test – Late wickets put hosts in control on rain-hit third day
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Tennis: Kvitova beats Ostapenko for first Eastbourne crown; Tsitsipas claims Mallorca title
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Cricket: Rohit Sharma tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of India’s Test match against England
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Ranji Trophy final, Day 4: Rajat Patidar’s ton puts MP in command, Mumbai left hoping for a miracle