Sunday Storytelling
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The boy who wanted to be a fast bowler when everyone dreamt of being a batsman
‘But no matter what I did, I found that I was unable to take a catch.’
Rahul Oak
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Remythification: How Mahishan was vanquished, but not his love (and lust) for Durga
An excerpt from a new book of short stories by the Tamil writer Ambai.
Ambai
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What happens when a terminally ill man turns into his favourite heroes from fiction?
An excerpt from a novel in which 22-year-old Simon Bebler starts meeting Hollywood stars. But are they real or doppelgangers?
Evald Flisar
Trending
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The Indian economy looks bleak – but that only reflects the cancer within
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Dhrupad has been evicted from Dilli
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Homes of Andhra minister, MLA set on fire during protests against renaming of Konaseema district
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Punjab health minister sent to police custody till May 27 after being sacked on corruption charges
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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From the beginning: How the politician’s journey started at the age of twelve
An excerpt from Manju Kapur’s new novel linking the two eternal siblings: family and politics.
Manju Kapur
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From Pakistan: The famous satire we haven’t read all these years (it’s from 1964)
An excerpt from a new translation of Pakistani humourist Muhammad Khalid Akhtar’s most celebrated work.
Muhammad Khalid Akhtar
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From a nightmare: What if you cannot find your way out of the mall?
An unnerving excerpt from Tejaswini Apte-Rahm’s collection of short stories.
Tejaswini Apte-Rahm
Video
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Watch: These ‘upside-down’ trains transport up to 82,000 commuters a day in Germany
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Watch: Scenes from Bangladesh’s worst flood in nearly two decades, millions stranded
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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Caught on camera: Student stays back to help classmate in wheelchair evacuate during earthquake
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Watch: Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin plays chess against team-mate on flight to Kolkata
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From the North-East: Where folklore and fiction mingle to become one
An excerpt from the award-winning Naga writer Easterine Kire’s new novel.
Easterine Kire
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City Of Spies: ‘It had taken the death of Hanif to make me want to learn Urdu’
An excerpt from a coming of age story set against the backdrop of a coup in Pakistan.
Sorayya Khan
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‘I thought sex before marriage didn’t happen, because you don’t really know each other’
An excerpt from a bizarre, post-modern story about a paranoid hypochondriac Indian working in Rome.
Kaushik Barua
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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Wanderers, All: ‘He would, by god, be the finest actor that there ever was’
Excerpts from a novel that runs on the thin line between reality and fantasy.
Janhavi Acharekar
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Seven Heavens: ‘I am looking for fear. Do you know where I can find it?’
An excerpt from a novel about a man who moved bag and baggage to live in Pakistan after the Partition, only to find himself back in India.
Samim Ahmed