Books
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A new book about four authors shows how Indian Ocean literature can remap the world
‘Writing Ocean Worlds’ explores a different kind of world of the novel.
Charne Lavery, The Conversation
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Abortion in fiction draws on the complicated history of gender, sexuality and women’s rights
To abort becomes entangled with our perceptions of how we shape the future.
Sharon Engbrecht, The Conversation
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‘Ways of Seeing’ at 50: A book that adeptly reassesses the narratives behind Western European art
John Berger examines the tradition that panders to male voyeurism by depicting naked women as passive objects of desire.
Joanna Mendelssohn, The Conversation
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
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Why a Tamil sceptre handed over by Mountbatten lies at the heart of Modi’s new Parliament
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Wrestlers protest shows how Indian law is a tool of oppression rather than an instrument of justice
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New Parliament building seeks to legitimise Hindutva victory over India’s multicultural past
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‘Who will stage the inaugural walkout?’: Cartoonists chuckle over India’s new Parliament building
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Best sports books: Andre Agassi’s ‘Open’ – a refreshingly candid read about life of a top athlete
The American’s autobiography gives a no-holes-barred account of his childhood, relationships, tryst with drugs, and more.
Scroll Staff
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Best sports books – David Halberstam’s ‘Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made’
The Washington Post called it ‘the best Jordan book so far’ when it was first published in 1999 and as you read it, you understand why.
Scroll Staff
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Best sports books: Peter Roebuck’s ‘It takes all sorts’ is a collection for cricket nostalgics
If you’re missing cricket, want to know more about some iconic or obscure players or even just want a throwback to newspaper days, this is a book for you.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Director forgets scroll after winning Palme d’Or at Cannes, Jane Fonda throws it at her
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Watch: Climate activists storm rugby field, scatter orange powder, disrupt match
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Watch: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar plays volleyball with police personnel in Dehradun
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Watch: Excavator falls into sea with operator inside during embankment construction in Kerala
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Eco India: How can the practice of agroforestry boost food security in Meghalaya?
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Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie’s books among BBC’s 100 ‘novels that shaped our world’
The list also included RK Narayan, Vikram Seth and VS Naipaul.
Scroll Staff
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Best of 2018: Books about the life of a writer
4 of the best books published this year to help understand the mind of a writer.
Scroll Staff
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Manto Saheb: Friends and Enemies of the Great Maverick
A collection of personal writings by those who knew, loved, respected or even hated the legendary writer.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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Feel Free
The prolific author’s second collection of essays shows the vastness of her range and the depth of her insight.
Scroll Staff
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How To Write an Autobiographical Novel
A moving and deeply personal collection of essays that interrogate what it means to be a writer, among many other identities, in the world.
Scroll Staff
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Best of 2018: Non-fiction books to understand India and the world
From a work of reportage on the aspirations of young Indians to a deeply-researched history of desire in the country, these books shed new light on the world.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Sports world daily: Sabalenka wins politically charged opener at French Open; Leicester relegated
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Delhi Police book protesting wrestlers for rioting, unlawful assembly
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Athletics, Rabat Diamond League: Avinash Sable finishes 10th in men’s 3000m steeplechase
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Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy and the sweet satisfaction of long-awaited success
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Watch highlights: HS Prannoy clinches Malaysia Masters with superb win over Weng Hong Yang