Books To Tv
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A Q&A with novelist Vikas Swarup: ‘India’s complexity needs a multi-layered perspective’
‘Six Suspects’ is the basis for the Disney+ Hotstar series ‘The Great Indian Murder’.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Here is a primer on Netflix’s ‘Bard of Blood’, based on Bilal Siddiqi’s novel
The Red Chillies Entertainment production stars Emraan Hashmi, Vineet Kumar Singh, Kirti Kulhari and Sobhita Dhulipala.
Soumya Rao
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How ‘Sacred Games’ stays true to the source novel but also turns it on its head
The show starring Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte and Nawazuddin Siddiqui makes some clever tweaks to Vikram Chandra’s 2006 novel (spoiler alert).
Soumya Rao
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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From book to film, William Dalrymple’s ‘The White Mughal’ disrupts the standard narrative
This historical tale set in Hyderabad, for all its violins, offers yet another story at odds with the official version of India.
Jonathan Gil Harris
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With ‘Ek Tha Chandar, Ek Thi Sudha’, the literary TV show gets a makeover
Manish Gaekwad