Story Time
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Why stories are a vital part of our lives: Understanding their science and politics
Like a very sharp knife, the power of the story is neither good nor evil – it cuts both ways.
Claire Corbett, The Conversation
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How the retelling of old tales in new form creates an economy of fiction that can trigger change
Like currency notes, stories change hands and gain new value in the process.
Varsha Ramachandran
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How video games are changing storytelling by co-opting the player, which fiction still cannot do
The player’s choice drives the narrative, and there are as many stories as there are choices.
Kaustav Sood
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests’: US government report flags human rights abuses in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Pem Nem: A 16th-century Urdu romance goes online
The 34 miniature paintings tell the story of Prince Shah Ji and Princess Mah Ji.
Nur Sobers-Khan
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What happened when a medieval Urdu text was performed in a craft beer pub in Mumbai
Actor-director Danish Husain wants to re-popularise India’s traditional storytelling. Will his Qissebaazi become the city’s post-work ritual?
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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What is Christmas Eve without a good ghost story?
Here are five you can start with.
Ipsita Chakravarty
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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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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Why it’s important not just to read (and listen to) stories, but to tell them too
Videos of famous writers reading their stories prove the point.
Shohini Sengupta
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That evening when people listened instead of reading, and remembered why they love stories
Kathakar, the travelling storytelling festival, is going all over India.
Neha Bhatt
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Storytelling with a wink and a smile: the arrival of the Emoji-pocalypse
Can emojis be used to tell stories, and if so what kinds of stories can we use them to tell?
Lauren Collister, The Conversation
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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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