Meet The Poet
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How an anonymous poetry page on Instagram is bringing hope to political activism
Hamraaz is an anonymous poet on Instagram writing about instances of oppression.
Yamini Krishnan
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‘The indulgence of examining my own psyche using words seems so narcissistic’: Poet Prerna Gill
‘Through writing, I examine how I’ve been compromised by fears, stillness that some may call the blues, other’s ennui, or even laziness.’
Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri
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‘Poetry gives me the chance to confess even when I’m not in the act of confession’: Poet Kiran Bhat
‘I pride myself on being an experimental writer, and I don’t like to make things just for the sake of finding an audience.’
Vinita Agrawal
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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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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No plan to introduce inheritance tax, clarifies Congress after Sam Pitroda’s remarks trigger row
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘A critical reading of the Ramayana opened me up to its riches’: Poet Vivek Narayanan
‘The only way to keep tradition alive is, ironically, through innovation.’
Lina Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas
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‘My kind of ideas are practical ideas. There is nothing ideological about them’: Poet Vijay Seshadri
‘In the macroscopic world of poetry, poets are still dealing with the issue of vocalisation and whether they like it not, they are committed to natural speech.’
Jeet Thayil & John Wilkinson
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‘Failure is an opportunity. Failure is art. Failure is human’: Poet Raena Shirali
‘I reference that these poems are failures – failures to embody another persona and fully understand a phenomenon so far from my personal experience.’
Mariyam Haider
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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‘The poetic and the political has to go together’: Akhil Katyal on reading and writing poetry
Akhil Katyal on his favourite poets, translating Agha Shahid Ali’s poetry, editing an anthology of queer poetry from South Asia, and more.
Sayari Debnath
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Meet Rajiv Mohabir, the Guyanese poet of Indian origin who writes to remind himself that he is alive
Migration is his ‘dharma’, and his world in poetry stretches to colonialism, linguistic identity, religiosity, and his ancestors.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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‘It’s how they roll on your tongue that matters, not how they sit on the page’: Poet Mani Rao
An interview with the Bengaluru-based poet and translator who has one of the most distinctive writing styles in India.
Rohini Kejriwal
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
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Kashmir, Pakistan, Islam: How poet Fatimah Asghar’s different diasporas inform her work
‘When you’re a person of colour in America you kind of operate without a home.’
Urvashi Bahuguna
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‘I believe in being the fringe. It helps keep my poetry alive’: How Naran is redefining Tamil poetry
The award-winning poet believed a writer cannot be apolitical but thinks voting is an exercise in futility.
Kavitha Muralidharan
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Inspiring poet or scripted performer? Rupi Kaur refuses to be labeled as one or the other
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, Rupi Kaur won over the crowd but didn’t change the minds of her critics. The poet, however, is fine with that.
Harsimran Gill
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification