Book Review
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Fikr Taunsvi’s journal of the Partition paints a surrealistic tableau that lingers in the memory
An eyewitness account provides a new way to remember the dehumanising atrocities.
Debjani Sengupta
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Few novels present oppression and suffering through hard stories the way Uzma Aslam Khan’s book does
Well researched and lyrically narrated, Uzma Aslam Khan’s ‘The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali’ is a fundamentally and unabashedly political novel.
Osama Siddique
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This novel records the tricky existence of a nurse whose sister cannot stop murdering her boyfriends
Why does Ayoola kill her lovers? Is it self-defence, trauma or because she can? Oyinkan Braithwaite’s ‘My Sister The Serial Killer’ is a quickie done right.
Suhasini Patni
Trending
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Watch: Assam, other parts of North-East erupt in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill
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From Vajpayee’s founding speech to Modi’s deeds, the BJP has deviated from its stated ideals
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Show civil disobedience against Citizenship Bill and NRC, former IAS officers urge Indians
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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New soil study confirms 1943 Bengal famine was caused by Winston Churchill’s policies, not drought
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Devdutt Pattanaik and Amruta Patil pick a minor myth for their graphic novel about forest mystique
Kitchens, appetites and the symbolic richness of the forest feature in this collaborative story starring the mythical figure of Katyayani.
Rituparna Sengupta
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History, myth, scholarship: This qissa-as-novel by Musharraf Ali Farooqi looks power in the eye
Farooqi’s qissa in English gives us the rich tapestry of a West Asian world with its flourishing knowledge systems that are often forgotten today.
Maaz Bin Bilal
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This book reminds us why we cannot look away from the people of Kashmir anymore
Sahba Husain’s ‘Love, Loss, and Longing in Kashmir’ examines not only the death and destruction but also the resistance to the violence.
Suvir Kaul
Video
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Watch: UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reads mean tweets about himself by the fireplace
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Watch: Five speeches in Parliament during the Citizenship Amendment Bill debate
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Watch: Assam, other parts of North-East erupt in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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Watch: Indian in US blasts Hasan Minhaj for ‘not respecting Modi’, then poses with him for a photo
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Against a certain idea of writing: What Arvind Krishna Mehrotra’s book of essays tells us about him
Critic, poet, anthologist, scholar and translator. Mehrotra’s literary career is as multifaceted as it is difficult to write about.
Vineet Gill
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This intimate look at the lives of refugees in 1947 resonates with the politics of present-day India
‘Nowhere People’, Sabitri Roy’s Bengali novel from 1972 now translated into English is an important fictional document of the influx into independent India.
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar
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Want to know more about ‘late stage capitalism’? Read this satirical novel from Australia
Heather Rose’s ‘Bruny’ explores what can happen when capital runs rampant globally and politicians are compromised. Come to think of it, that’s no satire.
Simon Ryan, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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Women cinematographers speak up: ‘The mainstream is hostile, diverse pool is simply not available’
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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This novel weaves together searing personal memories of the Partition and the anti-Sikh pogrom
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar’s novel ‘Radiance of a Thousand Suns’ imagines the outcomes of documenting trauma.
Gokul S Prabhu
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‘Karmic Chanting’: Sonnet Mondal’s poetry uses rich metaphors and elegant anguish to depict a quest
These poems can be overwhelming for the senses, but they also take the reader on a rewarding journey.
Shikhandin
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Beneath the veneer of a crime novel, ‘You Beneath Your Skin’ is a study of problematic relationships
In the fast-moving ‘You Beneath Your Skin’, Damyanti Biswas lays bare the world of misogyny and fraught relationships that informs a series of crimes.
Rituparna Roy
The Field
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Hockey India suspends 11 players involved in fracas after Nehru Cup final
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Boxing: Chirag stars in Giants’s stunning win against Mary Kom’s Panthers in Big Bout League
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South Asian Games: With a record tally of 312 medals, India finish top for 13th straight time
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India vs West Indies: Mayank Agarwal likely to replace injured Shikhar Dhawan in ODI squad
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‘Best venue we have’: FIH chief on why awarding hockey men’s world cup to India again made sense