Fiction Or Fact
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Why be a writer if you are not going to use your most powerful weapons, which are words?
Why do writers not write – or get – letters (instead of messages with emojis) anymore?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Satire: ‘I have been to nine literary festivals. It has been nine too many.’
‘I am a lit fest veteran now. I can show you the scars.’
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Satire: This fantasy version of a literary panel discussion might be closer to reality than we think
In which a writer moderates a panel of his dreams – or is it nightmares?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
Trending
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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No, dear writer, don’t be a helicopter parent to your book (and don’t tell us how the baby was made)
‘A writer’s job is to write. And do this in privacy. And guard both the process and the output from prying eyes.’
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Satire: Why must publishers chase Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt while neglecting real writers?
In which an irate commentator says, ‘Take back the arts: say no to Chopra and Dutt.”
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Once upon a time In Indian publishing: Six fantasies for 2018
Fiction is stronger than truth. Sometimes.
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Women in publishing break the glass ceiling all the time. Why pick Priyanka Chopra for a lecture?
Must Bollywood become the obvious option even for that last bastion of hope – art and literature?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Lit fests are coming! Watch out for the moderator!! Or, rather, for the mad orator!!!
There’s nothing moderate about this character, claims someone who’s been at the receiving end.
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Same editors, different companies: How will Delhi publishers ever produce better books?
An author asks why publishing companies do not get fresh blood from elsewhere in the country
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Why publishers shouldn’t love movie stars (or, how Bollywood is turning books into BS)
Why do publishers go weak at the knees at the thought of signing up film-stars who cannot even read a script?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Ten literary trends we’re staring at in India in 2017
A reckless set of forecasts with complete disregard of facts, and therefore likely to come true.
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Six customised cocktails for the litfest season
Why drink the same old when you can drink the same new?
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024