Controversial Book
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Marguerite Duras’s novel ‘The Lover’ is ‘a great literary act of looking back’
The book is a study in making and unmaking yourself, reinterpreting past selves through the lens of present and future selves.
Anthony Macris, The Conversation
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Court stays sale of book on Tipu Sultan that allegedly contains derogatory remarks about Muslims
The Bengaluru court agreed with petitioner’s claim that the publication of ‘Tippu Nija Kanasugalu’ could result in communal disharmony.
Scroll Staff
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‘Writer’s imagination must enjoy freedom’: SC dismisses petition seeking ban on novel ‘Meesha’
The petitioner claimed that a part of the book written by S Hareesh was offensive to Hindu priests and women.
Scroll Staff
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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‘Meesha’ row: SC reserves orders on plea seeking ban on part of Malayalam novel
The petitioner claimed that a part of the book written by S Hareesh was derogatory to women.
Scroll Staff
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Spymaster Dulat's claims generate a sense of vindication among Kashmiris
The feeling that the centre's covert operations subvert the democratic process gets strengthened by these purported revelations.
Parvaiz Bukhari