New Year Verse
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'A man with a door': A poem by K Satchidanandan
'Now he sees a whole world / passing through this door...'
K Satchidanandan
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'Sweet sixteen': A poem by Eunice De Souza
'The preacher thundered: / Never go with a man alone...'
Eunice de Souza
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'Distant gods': A poem by Anjum Hasan
'And this is how we realise the world’s grown-up...'
Anjum Hasan
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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A new book offers detailed historical accounts of the Sultans of Oman in the 19th century
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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'Not the exception': A poem by Rohan Chhetri
'The man tells his story of survival on television'
Rohan Chhetri
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'Road trip': A poem by Vijay Seshadri
'I’m just going to drive away down the coast / and not come back...'
Vijay Seshadri
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'Footage for a trance': A poem by Ranjit Hoskote
'Start again. There is no safety in numbers.'
Ranjit Hoskote
Video
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Watch: Dense smoke and yellowish haze cover New York as a result of Canadian wildfires
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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'What I’ll take with me when I leave Shillong': A poem by Nabanita Kanungo
'It takes to belong nowhere / to bring yourself one day to gather all the pieces of grief...'
Nabanita Kanungo
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'Sea breeze, Bombay': A poem by Adil Jussawalla
'Restore us to fire. Still / Communities tear and re-form...'
Adil Jussawalla
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'A little better': A poem by Vijay Nambisan
'And so this little greenling sits / In the sun, satisfied with itself...'
Vijay Nambisan
The Reel
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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'Someone else’s song': A poem by Kamala Das
I am a million, million births / Flushed with triumphant blood, each a growing / Thing...'
Kamala Das
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'A viewpoint': A poem by Amrita Pritam
'Every day it decimates / from every life / one more day...'
Amrita Pritam
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'A fable for the 21st Century': A poem by Tishani Doshi
'And as such, you should know that blindness / is historical...'
Tishani Doshi
The Field
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India win team silver, two individual medals in the Rapid Fire Pistol event
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Golf merger: How Saudi Arabia’s involvement influenced a new world order in the sport
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Football: Legislators in Rio de Janeiro approve 'Vini Jr's law' against football racism
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