A Writer's Life
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Perumal Murugan: ‘How I, descended from a legacy of illiteracy, become a writer’
Murugan’s new book of short stories in translation, ‘Four Strokes of Luck’, will be published shortly.
Perumal Murugan
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In the time of the great quarantine, a writer draws, in words, a map of a life lived indoors
‘Three rooms in particular would feature prominently on this map.’
Vineet Gill
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Why write of love in a time of strife such as this, asks a writer, and answers her question
‘I harbour guilt at what feels like self-indulgence, the wearing of blinders, a Houdini act into the creative hatch.’
Gayathri Prabhu
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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Can writing about trauma and violence actually help in healing? Some writers have tried it
Some writers feel a sense of catharsis but the process can come with a heavy emotional and physical toll.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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Five lessons an Indian author learned at Europe’s biggest science fiction and fantasy convention
Fantasy and science-fiction writer Shweta Taneja came back from Eurocon with lessons on humility and selling your own books.
Shweta Taneja
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A staggering archive of 27,000 images to remember the legendary writer
The Colombian writer was born on this day, March 6, 91 years ago and died in 2014. This digital archive gives us a unique glimpse into his life and work.
Harsimran Gill
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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You’re prepared for the agonising writing of your first book, but nobody warns you about the second
Author Tashan Mehta on how first drafts and second novels don’t get easier but there’s hope beyond the skeleton of your book.
Tashan Mehta
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Romance writers are setting the model for workers in tomorrow’s ‘gig economy’
These writers are following strategies that all freelance workers will benefit from.
Chris Larson, The Conversation
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Writers’ journeys: So your book’s been commissioned. Here’s what will happen next
Brace yourself. There’s a lot more you have to do than just write your book.
Amish Raj Mulmi
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Pictures: This is where Jane Austen lived and wrote. (She died 200 years ago today)
It is easy to see how the writer’s home may have inspired her classic novels.
Vidya Shankar
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With a new Salman Rushdie novel coming, it’s time to re-read his memoir ‘Joseph Anton’
Many clues to the books Rushdie writes – including, perhaps, the new one – are to be found in his confessional memoir.
Atreyee Majumder
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This is what life is like when a writer marries a writer
Writer couples ‘get’ each other, till they decide to write a book together.
Devapriya Roy
The Field
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal