Publishing And The Pandemic
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Life, death, intimacy and privilege: Four works of Covid-19 fiction – and what they say about us
At the heart of these novels is the question of how to live with others in intimate relationships, when the outside world is fraught with danger.
Deborah Lupton, The Conversation
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A year of mourning with books: How literature helped cope with personal losses from Covid-19
‘Through this year of grieving and reading, I have found my way to stories, as shelter, an old habit from my childhood.’
Lopamudra Basu
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Remembering Homen Borgohain (1932-2021), the Assamese writer who influenced generations of readers
Borgohain, whose personal life was not without controversy, died of Covid-related complications at the age of 88.
Mayur Bora
Trending
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: From broken ankle to historic title, Preeti eyes redemption
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From ‘self-rule’ call to setting the narrative, how ITLF has become new Kuki-Zo voice in Manipur
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How this children’s publisher defied the downtrend to boost sales during the pandemic
What’s behind the success story of Wonder House Books?
Selina Sheth
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While other libraries closed down, this community library in rural UP was begun during the pandemic
Law student Jatin Lalit Singh took his learnings from Delhi’s Community Library Project to the village of Bansa.
Rohan Datta
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Why Pagdandi of Pune transformed its library-cum-cafe into a bookstore during the pandemic
While other bookshops were closing down, Neha Pipraiya and Vishal Pipraiya had a different idea.
Arunima Mazumdar
Video
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Watch: Hilarious moments as woman wakes up at dawn to find neighbour’s pets in her house
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Watch: Professional ‘mermaid’ quickly removes tail to swim to safety after it got stuck in aquarium
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‘Go f**k yourself’: Elon Musk to advertisers who might boycott X because of his perceived views
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Watch: Cricketer meets children-turned-‘reporters’ who ask her cute questions
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue team dance in celebration after all workers are evacuated safely
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Before the pandemic and (maybe) after: A catalogue of what cities lose
You can never go back to the city the way it was, because it has been changed, perhaps irrevocably by Covid-19.
Parimal Bhattacharya
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‘My husband died of Covid-19. To channel my pain, I went back to writing the novel I had started’
Writer Andaleeb Wajid on how going back to writing her novels is helping her live after the loss of her husband and mother-in-law to the pandemic.
Andaleeb Wajid
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India’s national archives might go partly out of reach for writers. What happens to their holdings?
What does the delay in archival access following the imminent demolition of the Annexe to the National Archives of India mean for publishers?
Narayani Basu
The Reel
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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‘Shehar Lakhot’ review: A compelling cast trumps the convoluted plot
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A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
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In Varanasi, Harmony bookshop is keeping its faith in the return of customers once the pandemic ends
Bookseller Rakesh Kumar Singh is selling his books online, but he longs for the return of browsers to his shop.
Karan Madhok
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How a student in rural Bengal is defying the pandemic (and cyclones) with his libraries
Soumyadipta Bose has got his modest libraries for children going despite the second wave of Covid-19.
Rohan Datta
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Siddalingaiah (1954-2021): The Dalit poet who broke the rules and challenged the norms
The Kannada poet and writer died on June 11 of Covid-related complications at the age of 67.
S R Ramakrishna
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC fight back to hold debutants Punjab FC to a draw
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India suffer narrow defeat to Germany in second group game
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Pro Kabaddi League: Thousand years old, going on 10 – the sport comes of age in its latest season
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India tour of South Africa: Sharma, Kohli, Bumrah skip white-ball series; Iyer makes Test comeback
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Uganda script history to qualify for 2024 edition in USA and West Indies