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Reading amid the pandemic

Amid the host of autobiographies and biographies, examinations of political partisanship – and their social effects, new looks at history and more as well as a wide array of fiction for all

December 27, 2020

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Renowned Poet Sugathakumari Dies At 86

Renowned Malayalam Poet and activist Sugathakumari passed away on Wednesday. She was tested positive for Covid-19 and was under treatment at Tiruvananthapuram medical college. The 86 year old poet and Padma Shri

December 23, 2020

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‘The Longest Kiss’ On Indian Cinema

“I hope that I have managed to establish who Devika Rani really was. A rebellious and unusually talented and beautiful woman, a great actress and studio head who changed the course of

December 23, 2020

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‘It is actually difficult to avoid ‘love’

Author and educationist Abbyshek Chandra, whose debut novel, ‘Love You Forever’, was launched last year, says he took the romance genre, because “love is the most popular and one of the strongest

December 9, 2020

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‘I decided to figure out my faith’

Award-winning author and columnist Shoba Narayan is a graduate from the Columbia Journalism School with a Pulitzer Travelling Fellowship and writes on food, travel, fashion, and art and culture for a slew

December 1, 2020

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‘Freedom In Exile’ Translated Into Assamese

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s second autobiography ‘Freedom in Exile’ has been translated into Assamese by eminent writer Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, a recipient of the Padma Shri, the Central Tibetan Administration

November 30, 2020

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‘The Lost Homestead’: A Cathartic Narrative

A film on India’s last Viceroy triggered a series of journeys to the sub-continent as Marina Wheeler attempted to come to terms with its partition in 1947 and the trauma that it

November 20, 2020

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Exploring homosexual love in war-torn Afghanistan

Nemat Sadat, US-based Afghan-American activist and journalist, whose well-received debut novel ‘The Carpet Weaver’ explores homosexual love in the war-torn Afghanistan of 1970s, says his literary muse was his own rejection at

November 18, 2020

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‘I Enjoy Writing For Children’

A prolific author and philanthropist, Sudha Murty is quite content at often being addressed as “Mrs Narayana Murthy”, as she presides over the Rs 400 crore Infosys Foundation that works among the

November 15, 2020

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‘The South Caucasus’: A Bird’s Eye View Of Immensely Diverse Region

The timing could not have been more perfect: The South Caucasus: Transition from Subjugation to Independence by Ambassador Achal Kumar Malhotra, just published by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) not

November 15, 2020

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