Ideas In Literature
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Our interest in imagining future worlds is dying, says sci-fi author William Gibson
People were gripped with ‘postalgia’ in the 20th century. This is no longer true today.
Andre Spicer, The Conversation
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Can these great writers and thinkers help us understand the current political mess around the world?
The world has not gone mad. It has in fact always been mad.
Michael Hauskeller, The Conversation
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#MeToo: How can literature (and publishers) respond to the problems of gender and power?
It’s not just a question of whether we should engage with the writings of men who abuse power. A lot needs to be done to foster inclusivity in literature.
Jenny Bhatt
Trending
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Virat Kohli uses an 'MRF bat'. Rohit Sharma uses a 'CEAT bat'. But whose bat do they really use?
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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‘Delhi is our capital too’: A blow-by-blow account of the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day
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Caught on camera: How Deep Sidhu was chased away from the farmers’ protest at Red Fort in Delhi
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‘Tandav’ controversy: SC refuses to grant web series makers, actors protection from arrest
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Radical nationalist or progressive philosopher? How do we engage with Aurobindo’s ideas today?
The Pondy Lit Fest, which sparked off minor debates, was held in Pondicherry, on the outskirts of which is Auroville, a settlement dedicated to his ideas.
Anu Majumdar
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Ayn Rand’s dangerous ideas are becoming increasingly popular and dismissing her is not the solution
Rand’s books, which attack altruism and demonise public servants, are still selling in the millions.
Skye C Cleary, Aeon
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Why Donald Trump’s policy of breaking up immigrant families is straight out of a Dickens novel
Charles Dickens wrote ‘Oliver Twist’ to point out the cruelty of the ‘New’ Poor Laws of England in the 1830s, which separated poor children from their families.
Sarah Bilston, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Time-lapse of the snowiest day in over five decades seen in Omaha, US
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Watch: Doctors suture head injury of farmer under mobile phone lights after tractor rally
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Watch: Massive deployment of forces outside the Red Fort in Delhi a day after tractor rally violence
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Hannah Arendt famously spoke of the ‘banality of evil’. But did she miss a deeper meaning?
For many critics, it is impossible to reconcile the deeds of Nazi operative Adolph Eichmann with Arendt’s depiction of him as no more than a bland bureaucrat.
Thomas White, Aeon
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Ten things Hannah Arendt said that are eerily relevant in today’s political times
One of the sharpest political thinkers of the twentieth century died on this day, December 4, 42 years ago.
Scroll Staff
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Is state monopoly on violence the price to be paid for an orderly society? Two books offer answers
Two new books dismantle the idea that state violence is a measure of progress, while holding out hope for change.
Supriya Nair
The Reel
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Digital premiere of Tamil movie ‘Master’ on Amazon Prime Video
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Satyajit Ray at 100: Why Sharmila Tagore considers ‘Devi’ her best collaboration with the master
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Netflix acquires Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’
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‘Love Scandal & Doctors’ trailer: In AltBalaji web series, drugs, crime and murder at a hospital
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‘Aelay’ trailer: Tamil drama about an ice candy seller stars Samuthirakani, Manikandan
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How literary rage arms us with a private arsenal to fight the battles that a mob cannot
What makes rage more impressive than anger, less ignoble than temper, a phenomenon more than a feeling, a force more than a caprice?
Sampurna Chattarji
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How to invent a Tolkien-style language
Quenya, Sindarin, Klingon and Dothraki – there's an art to making up languages.
Dimitra Fimi, The Conversation
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The possibilities with a stranger: Complete love or extreme hate
Great romances are about strangers, and so are acts of violence.
Tabish Khair
The Field
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IPL 2021 player auction to be held on February 18 in Chennai
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BWF World Tour Finals: Sindhu, Srikanth suffer narrow defeats in opening group matches
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Watch: A thrilling final over as Vishnu Solanki’s last-ball six helps Baroda beat Haryana
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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Vishal Solanki’s last over heroics help Baroda beat Haryana in quarters
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Hockey: India concede two goals in final quarter to go down against World no 2 Argentina