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    ‘I am still writing for the lonely soul’: At 91, Ruskin Bond looks back at his literary life
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    A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class
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    Why Estonian writer Jaan Kross’s historical fiction is worth reading in India today
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    The first woman who climbed to the top of the world – and vanished

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    ‘An emotional drama within the world of crime’: Mani Ratnam on ‘Thug Life’
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    Readers’ comments: As inheritors of the sanatan dharma, how can we foster a questioning people?
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    Short stories from Nagaland: A young man’s maiden visit to a clothing showroom doesn’t go as planned
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    Crisis posed by AI is a moment to rethink education – with help from Hannah Arendt
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    Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp’, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, wins the 2025 International Booker Prize
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Watch: Barack Obama joins book club panel on his memoir, promotes Black-owned independent bookstores

The Former US President joined a discussion of ‘A Promised Land’ organised by Washington DC-based Mahogany Books and the ‘Very Smart Brothas Book Club’.

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Feb 03, 2021 · 05:11 pm
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Black-owned independent bookstores play a critical role in communities all across our country. I wanted to show my support, so I dropped in to surprise the folks from @MahoganyBooks & the Very Smart Brothas Book Club. Take a look. pic.twitter.com/sQdc8xY6xY

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 2, 2021
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