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Pandemic reflection on Literature

Works of literature, spanning from the author of the first modern best-seller to a Nobel Literature laureate and more, offer an insightful record of previous manifestations of life-changing epidemics…reports Vikas Datta An

January 22, 2022

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TWIST: ISRO case gets a new version – martyr or kingpin?

The espionage case is a techno-legal matter. It was never discussed in that way. It was always discussed from the point of view of persons; not from the POV of facts… Rajasekharan

January 22, 2022

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‘The High Priestess Never Marries’ brings some mystery

The book is part of a duology on ‘Ila of the Kallady’ lagoon, and is accompanied by a picture book for children, ‘Mermaids in the Moonlight’…reports Asian Lite News There is a

January 22, 2022

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Jayasri Burman’s River of Faith, an ode to Ganga

This solo exhibition by Burman after more than a decade is an ode to the Ganga — a ‘subject’ she has been working on since 2004. She says is a way of

January 19, 2022

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Global passion for Russian literature

All Russian literature is not grim, pessimistic, plodding tracts and can hold its own, using a range of genres and styles to reflect the human condition and its times…writes Vikas Datta Literary

January 12, 2022

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‘Indomitable’ story of Arundhati’s life as a banker

Did that mean people like me couldn’t dream? This book is written to prove that India can be the land of our dreams and it is our ability to reach out with

January 11, 2022

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‘Translation, the best way to attract global audience’

Adding that more translations from twentieth-century Urdu literature are needed to demonstrate the literary backdrop in which contemporary works, whether in Urdu or English, are being written… says Musharraf Ali Farooqi. xxxMuch

January 10, 2022

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Thomas Mathew to scribble Ratan Tata’s biography

He had worked in Kerala in a few departments and was a favourite official of Congress veteran K. Karunakaran, here in his heydays…reports Asian Lite News Former senior bureaucrat and retired IAS

January 7, 2022

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‘The Eastern Gate’ on the backdrop of ongoing conflict in Nagaland

Alongside immense hope and aspiration, it is also home to immense ethnic and communal horrors – and a decades-old Naga conflict – and the high-profile peace process that involves four gateway states

January 6, 2022

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How Didi Beats Modi in West Bengal?

This is what the book explores as it examines why the BJP lost the plot in West Bengal and what this means for the next General Elections,” says Ghosal…reports Asian Lite News.

January 5, 2022

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