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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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Japanese Film Festival goes virtual for 5th edition

The theme that defines the festival’s curation is ‘Journey’ and 20 films have been carefully selected to represent the several aspects of this theme…reports Asian Lite News The fifth edition of the

January 19, 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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Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj passes away

A recipient of the country’s second-highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, Maharaj Ji was also a lifelong Kathak guru as well as a talented Hindustani classical singer and percussionist…reports Asian Lite News The

January 16, 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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Jaipur Literature Festival postponed to March

The festival will take place in a hybrid avatar with both on-ground sessions as well as virtual presence…reports Asian Lite News The 15th edition Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), originally scheduled to take

January 10, 2022

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India Art Fair to commence from April 28

The venue, the selection of the best South Asian modern and contemporary art and artists on display, and the huge celebration of culture remains the same…reports Asian Lite News. Given the Covid-related

January 10, 2022

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