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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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‘I make these decisions for me’

During the peak of lockdown, unlike many of her contemporaries, she refused to jump the digital concert bandwagon. For singer Sonam Kalra, it was important that the years she put into her

November 13, 2020

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Sood Recounts Experience Through ‘I Am No Messiah’

Actor Sonu Sood, who had earlier announced that he was writing a book recounting his experience of helping migrant workers during the Covid lockdown, has now revealed its title. Titled “I Am

November 11, 2020

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PRINCESTAN: How Nehru, Patel And Mountbatten Made India

Winston Churchill’s diabolical plan for the vivisection of India into Hindustan, Pakistan, and Princestan roped in defiant princes like Nawab Hamidullah Khan of Bhopal who, as Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes,

November 11, 2020

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Naoroji: A Chronicle Of The Pillar Of Indian Nationalism

Mahatma Gandhi called Dadabhai Naoroji the “father of the nation,” a title that today is reserved for Gandhi himself. Naoroji by Dinyar Patel examines the extraordinary life of this foundational figure in India’s modern

November 11, 2020

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“Meesha” Into Moustache” Grabs More Recognition

Hindu fundamentalists had panned his book on the dual discrimination that Dalit women face in Kerala’s Kuttanad region and the interplay of caste and politics when it was first published in Malayalam

November 11, 2020

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Rowling To Fire Young Readers’ Imagination

J.K. Rowling, the creator of the phenomenal “Harry Potter” series has made history of sorts in the literary world by not only presenting a wondrous and absolutely believable fairytale with her latest

November 10, 2020

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