Read To Win
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Global fiction in April: Six recently published books from old favourites and new writers
André Aciman and Percival Everett are back.
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BR Ambedkar birth anniversary: 14 books on his struggle for the dignity of India’s most downtrodden
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April, 1891.
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Global nonfiction in April: Six new books about our fascinating cultural and personal histories
A biography of Hollywood legend Anna May Wong, a study of the Chapel Hill music scene, a memoir featuring four dogs, and more.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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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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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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April in fiction: Beat the heat with these six new books by South Asian writers
New novels by Booker Prize-nominated Sunjeev Sahota and Neel Mukherjee, a hilarious family misadventures, a body horror short story collection, and more.
Sayari Debnath
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April in non-fiction: Six new books to add to your shelf, including Salman Rushdie’s memoir
Also, Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan’s latest book.
Sayari Debnath
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International Booker Prize 2024: A reader’s guide to the 13 translated books on the longlist
The longlisted books have been translated from Albanian, Dutch, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
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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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March fiction: Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘new’ novel and other exciting books from around the world
A poet’s debut novel, a queer novel in translation, a new novel by an International Booker Prize winner duo, and more.
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March nonfiction: Around the world with six recently published international nonfiction titles
Analyses of poverty in Great Britain and America, a biography of an iconic street artist, a new book of gender studies by Judith Butler, and more.
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March reading: Six hot-off-the-press fiction books to welcome the new month
A Jnanpith awardee’s short stories in translation, a novel about overthrowing a totalitarian regime, a coming-of-age story set in the COVID pandemic, and more.
Sayari Debnath
The Reel
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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March nonfiction: Six new books examine the promises made and broken in quest of a modern India
An analysis of liberal and conservative ideologies, the relentless fight to keep democracy alive, and the unique problems of social media infiltrations.
Sayari Debnath
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February nonfiction: Six newly published books from around the world that speak to our times
A biography of Stanley Kubrick, a Hollywood memoir, an exposé of spyware and more.
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February fiction from around the world: Six newly-published books to read this month
Novels about a dystopian future where algorithm determines your partner, a mysterious murder of a rich expat, the trials of fatherhood, and more.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces