Meet The Poet
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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
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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
Trending
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DU professor arrested for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed
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‘Farzi’ organisation: Why Hindu petitioners in Gyanvapi case have split
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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
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‘Only political stupidities or atrocities excite me to write verse now’: Keki N Daruwalla
An interview with the poet and novelist, now in his 80s, who refuses to slow down.
Rohini Kejriwal
Video
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Caught on camera: The moment when students ran out of classrooms after an earthquake
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Watch: Woman in Ukrainian flag colours protests against war crimes at Cannes, removed by security
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Watch: What Prathamesh Sinha, 11, visually-impaired Shark Tank participant, did at the boAT office
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Watch: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy is the protagonist of a new comic book
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Caught on camera: Panic at metro station in Santiago, Chile, after explosion due to electrical fault
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‘What is it about heterosexual love that can make it incompatible with a truly feminist life?’
In an interview, poet, short-story writer and columnist Sharanya Manivannan has questions of her own.
Nikita Deshpande
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‘At 64 I’m beginning to wonder whether I have any more poems left in me’: Manohar Shetty
An interview with the poet on the occasion of the publication of his Collected Works.
Rohini Kejriwal
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‘Poetry has always been a compulsion through my life’: Bina Sarkar Ellias
An interview with the poet and cultural diversity champion.
Rohini Kejriwal
The Reel
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‘Stranger Things’ season 4: Watch the first eight minutes
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‘Escaype Live’ review: A cautionary tale of the desperate pursuit of fame and success
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‘Baymax!’ trailer: ‘Big Hero 6’ spin-off follows the adventures of the friendly healthcare companion
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Watch: ‘Mad Max’ director George Miller returns with fantasy film ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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‘When images and cadences come the right way, it’s part relief, part celebration’: Ranjit Hoskote
An interview with the poet (and translator and cultural theorist and curator) on his craft, his reading, his life.
Rohini Kejriwal
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Why birdwatching and writing poetry are strikingly similar for this poet
‘You must wait for the bird to emerge. Just like poetry.’ An interview with poet and photographer Nitoo Das.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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What can a poet have to say about female-identified and the feminised body in cinema? A lot
Poet Ranjani Murali’s debut collection ‘Blind Screens’ navigates the lives of women, desire, and power.
Urvashi Bahuguna
The Field
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Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500 semifinal live: PV Sindhu takes on Olympic champion Chen Yufei
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IPL 2022: It’s not a one-year tournament, says MS Dhoni after CSK’s campaign ends
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Premier League final day: Man City aim to end Liverpool's quadruple bid; Spurs, Arsenal eye 4th spot
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French Open: Carlos Alcaraz’s wins of change blow towards Paris