Fact And Fiction
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Kunal Basu’s new novel pits parents and children against each other in a brutally bifurcated country
‘In an Ideal World’ shows how today’s induced divisions can tear apart families.
Geeta Doctor
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Hilary Mantel’s latest in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy brings to life the ‘unbiographical’ Englishman
‘The Mirror and the Light’ is a fictonalised look into the final days of Henry VIII’s chief minister.
Janet Dickinson, The Conversation
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The Mueller hearing proves that in a post-truth world, feelings have more weight than evidence
After the testimony, US media from both sides of the ideological divide cherry-picked facts catering to specific biases.
Lee McIntyre, The Conversation
Trending
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Ramachandra Guha: At 75, India is free – but its citizens are still fighting for many rights
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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‘Mind your language’: Bar Council of India rebukes advocate Prashant Bhushan for ‘ridiculing’ SC
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Opinion: Pakistan has learnt little from India and India has taken the worst lessons from Pakistan
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Watch: Govinda dances again with Urmila Matondkar and Bhagyashree
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The lynching of two men in Assam shows the power of rumours across India
Before the incident in Karbi Anglong, the bogey of the child snatcher travelled through several states, leaving a trail of violence.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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From dissing Darwin to yogic farming: A short history of the BJP’s brush with pseudoscience
What happens when the country's top leaders peddle mumbo jumbo?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Why ‘Exodus’, Leon Uris’s epic novel of Israel, is not what the country has turned out to be
The novel and the movie contributed to mythologising the Israeli fighter as an indomitable hero.
Mohan Guruswamy
Video
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Watch: Govinda dances again with Urmila Matondkar and Bhagyashree
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Watch: This is how quickly a bear can climb a tree when under attack
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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Watch: This animated short film based on Gulzar’s story captures heartbreaking tales of Partition
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‘Bread, job, freedom’: Taliban fire warning shots to disperse women protesting for rights in Kabul
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Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is here in our lives, and not just as a TV show
While we weren’t looking, the book became our reality.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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Can you spot the Nanavati murder case in these Salman Rushdie and Indra Sinha novels?
Thrown in some facts, garnish with a lot of fiction, and sprinkle some magical realism.
Anvar Alikhan
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Yoga isn’t an all-Hindu tradition – it has Buddhist, even Sufi, influences
Two scholars dipped into 100 texts, and found that yoga is not as culturally homogenous as the Right Wing makes it out to be.
Malini Nair
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Get a much-needed dose of ‘Gandhigiri’ with ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’
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‘Darlings’ director Jasmeet K Reen on her heroines: ‘They are simple, scared, a bit off’
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‘Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons’ review: Jeffrey Epstein and the dark side of marketing
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‘House of Hammer’ trailer: Docuseries explores alleged abuse by Armie Hammer and his family legacy
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‘Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach’ trailer: Pankaj Tripathi’s lawyer represents a murder accused