Iconic Writers
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Maya Angelou’s newly found writing from Egypt and Ghana reveals a more radical side to her career
They also suggest she faced censorship and discrimination which tested her skill as a writer, and may have ultimately encouraged her to return to the US.
Alex White, The Conversation
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How the great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky overcame his gambling addiction
Gambling had been for Dostoevsky a ‘kind of obsession’, an experience defined by the thrill of ‘half-hanging over an abyss’.
Stephen Dobson, The Conversation
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‘Wifedom’ rescues George Orwell’s wife Eileen from the patriarchy – and shows us he was a predator
Anna Funder examines Eileen’s life, interrogating the omissions and inaccuracies about her achievements and her partnership with Orwell.
Amy Walters, The Conversation
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘There have been nightmares. Those seem to be diminishing’: Salman Rushdie after his recovery
Rushdie gave his first interview after the August 2022 attempt on his life to ‘The New Yorker’, coinciding with the launch of his new novel, ‘Victory City’.
Scroll Staff
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The newspaper that Behram Contractor aka Busybee started has closed down. His writings remain alive
‘The Afternoon Despatch and Courier,’ the Mumbai afternoon newspaper launched by Contractor in 1985, announced its closure on July 20, 2019.
Farzana Contractor, Busybee, Dom Moraes, Vinod Mehta & Salil Tripathi
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How reading Ursula K Le Guin changed my expectations from science-fiction (and dragons)
She didn’t join the dots for young readers. And she wrote about gender, sexuality and violence in ways we’re encountering now in real life.
Arnab Chakraborty
Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Will we get to read the unpublished work of JD Salinger, or will it be ‘Catcher In The Rye’ forever?
Holden Caulfield’s creator JD Salinger died on this day, January 27, eight years ago. January 1, 2019 will mark his centenary.
M Saad
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Ursula K Le Guin’s searing speech from 34 years ago shows the feminist in the iconic sci-fi writer
The legendary science fiction writer has died at the age of 88. In this 1983 commencement address, she spoke about equality, feminism and failure.
Ursula K LeGuin
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The Jnanpith award celebrates Hindi writer Krishna Sobti’s exuberance as well as resistance
Even at 92, Sobti has published two new books, and three more are in the works.
Ashutosh Bhardwaj
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Rohinton Mistry turns 65: How has he struck a fine balance in his long journey as a writer?
Just three novels and one collection of short stories, and yet the reclusive Indian-Canadian writer’s fame is assured.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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Ninety-five and going strong: the cult of Charles Bukowski
Although he died in 1993, the poet and writer is almost the perfect fit for the Internet and social reading.
Aditya Mani Jha