Read At Home
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World Book Day reading: The end of a strange love affair in Mumbai
‘The Sea Sings at Night’, by Mimi Mondal, from ‘The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction’, edited by Tarun K Saint.
Mimi Mondal
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World Book Day reading: How Farzana turned into Begum Samru, a dealmaker in the Mughal court
An excerpt from ‘The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons’, by Archana Garodia Gupta.
Archana Garodia Gupta
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Read at home: Mohammed Hanif’s stunning debut was a mordant satire on a Pakistani dictator’s death
‘Yes, sir, I was the one who got away.’
Hanif Mohammed
Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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Read at home: The unpublished epilogue to Anukrti Upadhyay’s novel ‘Bhaunri’
‘I grew curious too and wondered how things panned out after that rather cataclysmic ending.’
Anukrti Upadhyay
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Read at home: A poignant scene between a father and a daughter in Jhumpa Lahiri’s fiction
An excerpt from ‘Unaccustomed Earth’, by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Read at home: Life and love under a lockdown in and around an Andaman prison during the British raj
An excerpt from ‘The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali’, a novel by Uzma Aslam Khan.
Uzma Aslam Khan
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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As Uddhav Thackeray pilots Maharashtra through Covid-19, a look at how he changed the Shiv Sena once
An except from ‘The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj And The Shadow Of Their Senas’, by Dhaval Kulkarni.
Dhaval Kulkarni
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Read at home: In search of the man who called himself the Amitabh Bachchan of Alaska
An excerpt from ‘Searching For Home: Stories Of Indians Living Abroad’, by Simran Chawla.
Simran Chawla
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Read at home: In this fantasy story, ‘Death’ visits a young woman who has accosted him in the past
An excerpt from the story The Girl Who Haunted Death by Nikita Deshpande, from ‘Magical Women’, edited by Sukanya Venkatraghavan.
Nikita Deshpande
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Read at home: How this venture capital company missed the chance to invest in BookMyShow
In this excerpt from ‘The Moonshot Game: Adventures of an Indian Venture Capitalist’, Rahul Chandra recounts an investment his company regretted not making.
Rahul Chandra
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Read at home: After the apocalypse, a woman meets a man. Sparks might fly
An excerpt from ‘Contingency Plans For The Apocalypse And Other Possible Situations’, by SB Divya.
SB Divya
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Read at home: Meet Amma Bi and Jumman in this short story by actor Pankaj Kapur
An excerpt from ‘Dopehri’ by Pankaj Kapur, translated from the Hindustani by Rahul Soni.
Pankaj Kapur
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing