Read To Win
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The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize: Three Indian-origin authors make it to the longlist
The winning debutant novelist will be announced on December 6 and will receive a $15,000 prize.
Scroll Staff
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In the month before Independence, six recent books explore what it means to be Indian
Stories from the First War of Independence, present-day conflict zones of Bastar and Kashmir, a transwoman’s fight for dignity, and more.
Sayari Debnath
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2022 Karwaan Prize: Ten longlisted books that focus on the history of the Indian subcontinent
Picked by a jury, a reading list for you.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
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‘They are Brahmins...have good values’: BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014
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Eight international romances to read as the rains change the mood after a searing summer
Wrong numbers, magic spells, or being abandoned at the altar? What’s the perfect recipe for finding love?
Sayari Debnath
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July bookshelf: Seven recent books that challenge set perceptions of reality and history
The lives and times of actor Sanjeev Kumar, trade union leader George Fernandes, British women in colonial India, and more.
Sayari Debnath
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Pride list: From memoirs to erotica, eighteen books that illustrate the queer experience in India
Queerness is as much a part of Indian culture as its literature. There are shining examples of queer identities and sexuality in mythology and modern writings.
Sayari Debnath
Video
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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‘Looks like fried rice’: Comedian Saloni Gaur’s mother, grandmother roast her in spoof on complexion
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Reading list: Eight novels that tell us how Indian fiction looks at Indian politics
From the days of the freedom movement to a dystopian future where people are segregated by class, these books bring us the politics of our times.
Sayari Debnath
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Reading in June: Seven recent books that probe history and challenge the present
A definitive account of hunt for Rajiv Gandhi’s assassins, a tell-all memoir by filmmaker Onir, a fictitious origin story of the Partition, and more.
Sayari Debnath
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Six books on climate change that offer hope rather than bleakness
Six environmental experts contribute a book each to the reading list.
Euan Ritchie, The Conversation, Erin O'Donnell, The Conversation, Gregory Moore, The Conversation, Kristen Lyons, The Conversation, Peter Christoff, The Conversation & Stefan Kaufman, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Tamilrockerz’ review: In show about piracy, some insights about the price of cinemania
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is mostly a yup
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Does identity relate to nation? New books from Aanchal Malhotra and Jeet Thayil examine the idea
Why ‘In the Language of Remembering’ by Aanchal Malhotra and ‘The Penguin Book of Indian Poets’ by Jeet Thayil make for essential reading today.
Vivek Tejuja
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Mother’s Day reading: These mothers in literature don’t idolise motherhood, they reveal its warts
Be it conception or adoption, the challenges of motherhood are unexpected and uncompromising. These eight books show how ruthless motherhood can be.
Sayari Debnath
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What to read in May? Seven books to spend the hottest month of the year with
Jhumpa Lahiri on translating, Amitav Ghosh’s fable on climate change, stories from Goa beyond the beaches and bars, and more.
Sayari Debnath
The Field
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Indian Football: Manisha Kalyan is the first from the country to play in the Uefa Champions League
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Cincinnati Masters: Daniil Medvedev through to quarterfinal; Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek
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Cricket: Mohammad Siraj signed by Warwickshire for final three County Championship matches
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Zimbabwe vs India, 1st ODI: Gill, Dhawan and Chahar help India register dominating 10-wicket win
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Tennis: Dominic Thiem, Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin among US Open wild cards