Write To Win
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How to use therapeutic writing for empowerment without revisiting trauma
Writing can be a companion to a chaotic mind in ways that do not need to invoke the memories of trauma.
Elizabeth Bolton Cartsonas, The Conversation
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Decolonising creative writing: It’s about not conforming to techniques of the western canon
The universal rules of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ writing are turning out to be colonial relics.
Janice Pariat
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The true story of how my mobile phone turned my novel into a love story in prose poetry
The length of the line that can fit on a mobile phone screen had everything to do with it.
Gayathri Prabhu
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Why the profusion of courses in India will not over-professionalise the practice of creative writing
The final part of a three-part series on the beginnings and the development of creative writing as a formal discipline in India.
Saikat Majumdar
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How to build a creative writing programme as part of academic courses at an Indian university
The second in a three-part series on the beginnings and the development of creative writing as a formal discipline in India.
Saikat Majumdar
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Can creative writing be taught in universities? Is it not in conflict with academic rigour?
The first of a three-part series on the beginnings and the development of creative writing as a formal discipline in India.
Saikat Majumdar
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Many writers say they can actually hear their characters speak. Can they be right, after all?
Research shows that most of us hear voices in our heads. In the case of novelists, these are the voices of their characters.
John Foxwell, The Conversation
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How a writing programme in Iowa taught me to feel for people (and learn to become a better writer)
A university student from India has a life-changing experience meeting her counterparts from Pakistan in the US.
Payal Nagpal
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Finding your book: Vikram Chandra on the exhilarating yet excruciating journey of the novelist
‘As you begin, you know very little about what the book is. But the thoughts and visions persist...’
Vikram Chandra
The Reel
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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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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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This novel proves that the omniscient narrator is making a comeback to contemporary fiction
The Australian author’s choice isn’t just literary, but also a philosophical and ethical one.
Julienne van Loon, The Conversation
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How to be a millennial and write a novel centred around a romance in the India of the 1970s
With love in the age of Tinder being the contemporary experience, the author of ‘Once Upon A Curfew’ had to fall back on family stories and films.
Srishti Chaudhary
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Can the first page make or break a novelist’s career? An editor answers
An interview with David Ebershoff on the value (and pitfalls) of the opening page of the novel you are writing.
Pooja Bhula
The Field
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: As India chase an elusive title, here’s an analysis of the chosen 15
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IPL 2024: Hyderabad deliver death-bowling masterclass to defeat Rajasthan in last-ball thriller