Book Extract
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Alyque Padamsee: The secret of my double life in Indian advertising and theatre
Theatre develops your imagination, while advertising develops your analytical powers.
Alyque Padamsee
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‘I have lit fires with songs of rebellion’: Memories of Sahir Ludhianvi’s college years
An account of the celebrated poet and lyricist’s seditious youth.
Akshay Manwani
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By expelling Christian priests, Tipu was only following precedent set by European rivals
Many historical reasons beyond religious intolerance explain the actions of Tipu Sultan, says the author of a new book on Mangalorean Christians, titled 'Slaves of Sultans'.
Alan Machado
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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When Javed told Salim, ‘I was thinking that maybe we should work separately’
A new book speculates on why Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar split after a writing partnership that created some of the most iconic Hindi movies of the 1970s.
Diptakirti Chaudhuri
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Talat Mahmood: singer, actor, gentleman
Mahmood was in demand not only in the recording studio but also on the screen.
Manek Premchand
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Aruna Shanbaug: Prisoner of the state, held hostage by the quality of its mercy
Aruna Shanbaug. Born June 1, 1948. Murdered-but-not-killed November 27, 1973. Died of pneumonia May 18, 2015.
Pinki Virani
Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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What exactly was Vajpayee's role in the Quit India movement?
As the former prime minister is awarded the Bharat Ratna, a book explores a relatively unknown aspect of his otherwise much-publicised political career.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Shankar Raghuraman
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'Lajja' reminds Bangladesh that it failed to protect Hindus: Taslima Nasrin
The exiled writer looks back on her famous novel 20 years after it first appeared.
Taslima Nasrin
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How the Election Commission got more women to vote
In his new book, 'An Undocumented Wonder: The Great Indian Election', former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi details how the organisation has increased voter turnout by reaching out to the last voters: nomadic communities, the differently abled, the homeless and the transgendered. Here, he details how the Election Commission ensured that more women turn out to vote.
SY Quraishi
The Reel
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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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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Decorated elephants and film songs: Waheeda Rehman remembers her childhood
Nasreen Munni Kabir in conversation with Waheeda Rehman, widely acknowledged to be the most beautiful actress ever to star in Indian films. This is an extract from her book, 'Conversations with Waheeda Rehman'.
Nasreen Munni Kabir
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Playing 'Little Women' in Aligarh
But even for young women, all the rules were suspended when the numaish came to town.
Taran Khan
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Returning from America to do battle with Dhaka
In this excerpt from Maria Chaudhuri's debut novel 'Beloved Strangers', her protagonist speaks of returning to her childhood home in Dhaka.
Maria Chaudhary
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate