Book Review
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Can the great essayist Christopher Hitchens really prove to be the saviour of the Left?
In his new book, Matt Johnson argues that the Left should take inspiration from Hitchens’s commitment to anti-authoritarianism, universalism and free speech.
Brendon O'Connor, The Conversation
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‘Sultan’: A witty and heartfelt memoir of legendary Pakistani left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram
Reading ‘Sultan’ is like witnessing the highlights of world cricket through the eyes of Wasim Akram from the 1990s till the end of his career.
Saleem Rashid Shah
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‘My Daughter’s Wedding’: Sangeeta Kampani’s poetry reveals the power and persistence of patriarchy
The simplicity of Kampani’s verse exposes the ugly truths of a sexist and unequal society with unflinching directness and great finesse.
Veeksha Vagmita
Trending
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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Calls for an environment-friendly Ramzan revive Islam’s long tradition of caring for the planet
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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Ambition, corruption, guerrilla gardening: Eleanor Catton’s ‘Birnam Wood’ is our horror story
Set in 2017, the book follows the intriguing activities of a gardening collective in New Zealand that plants crops where no one will notice.
Julian Novitz, The Conversation
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‘The Laughter’: Sonora Jha’s novel about the hypocrisies in academia is layered and oh so real
In the beginning, professor Oliver Harding appears to be an average American liberal. Soon, however, the depth of venom in his psyche becomes evident.
Shubhangi Tiwari
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‘Shurjo’s Clan’: In this novel, horrors of the 1971 Bangladesh war refuse to remain buried
Will Shurjo, the bright child of a new country, survive the haunting of the ghosts and make peace with her past?
Gemini Wahhaj
Video
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Watch: SUV is stranded in the middle of a river, passengers have to be rescued
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‘Can you feel it?’ Watch Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon guess what’s inside mystery box
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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Caught on camera: The moment when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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Shumona Sinha’s ‘Down With the Poor’ is a poetic narration of France’s modern-day refugee crisis
The reader silently watches several such people walk several wires, as the narrator hears and interprets their tales of helplessness.
Aishwarya Dani
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‘Not Quite a Disaster After All’ is a fine dissection of feminine entanglements and freedoms
The protagonists of Buku Sarkar’s debut novel offer glimpses of their lives but do not fully let you in.
Sayari Debnath
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US sanctions rarely work, but maybe they are still the least worst option, says this book
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping continue to defy the West, which is why sanctions appear to attractive to western powers.
Mark Beeson, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Insatiable’: Shobhaa Dé’s memoir starts with the pandemic but moves fearlessly to the political
Shobhaa De’s reflections on mortality, her everyday fears and vanities, have been our own.
Saloni Sharma
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The ugly face of justice: Anand Teltumbde reviews Abdul Wahid Shaikh’s ‘Innocent Prisoners’
The book exposes a sinister modus operandi of the police of charging innocent Muslims for terror acts, which is structurally made easier in India.
Anand Teltumbde
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‘The Body by the Shore’: Tabish Khair’s new novel tries hard to blend sci-fi with literary fiction
A fascinating storyline is interrupted by ‘cerebral’ writing.
Isa Ayidh
The Field
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: Nitu, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety reach finals
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IND v AUS: Rohit Sharma on workload management for World Cup – ‘Up to IPL franchises and players’
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rhythm-Varun win mixed pistol silver; Rudrankksh-Narmada claim rifle bronze
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Watch: When Mesut Ozil produced 19 assists for Arsenal in the 2015-’16 Premier League season
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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan