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The fragile hopes of Mumbai's underclass

India, Sept. 13 -- The story of Avinash's father, Dagadoo, being beaten for asking for leftover puranpoli, a festive delicacy he rarely got to eat, was one that stayed with the boy. While discriminati... Read More


The art of portraiture

India, Sept. 13 -- A collection of 50 stunning portraits of personalities ranging from actors Pankaj Tripathi and Madhubala to cricketer Virat Kohli and artist Salvador Dali, Pen & Ink also includes m... Read More


A city of many cities

India, Sept. 13 -- Delhi has been marked by a unique pattern of development. A succession of different capitals was founded on adjacent yet distinct sites, each claiming to be the Delhi of its time, s... Read More


'These novels help me understand my Japanese side'

India, Sept. 13 -- 1What was the first Japanese book you translated, and what was that like? The first Japanese book I translated was Then Why Ask Me to Come? by Risa Wataya, an author I am delighted ... Read More


A traveller of both time and space

India, Sept. 13 -- As the novel begins, we find the protagonist, Nirvana, waking up on a Sunday afternoon, nursing a hangover from a three-day binge. He's in his single room apartment in Chuim Village... Read More


Reading Freud in Bundook Gully

India, Sept. 13 -- I recently complained to a friend that Indian writing in English often uses a voice curated for the Western reader, overexplaining or exoticising local phrases and idiosyncrasies. I... Read More


Union minister launches drive to empower rural development

LUCKNOW, Sept. 13 -- Union minister of state for cooperation Murlidhar Mohol on Friday launched the 'M-PACS Membership Maha Abhiyan 2025' in Lucknow to empower rural development and farmers' welfare b... Read More


Illegal occupation of waqf land: Inspector arrested

Kanpur, Sept. 13 -- A police inspector was arrested on Friday in connection with the alleged illegal occupation of three-bigha Waqf land in Kanpur's Civil Lines, where a marriage lawn had been constru... Read More


4 of family killed, one critically injured in landslide in Sikkim

Gangtok, Sept. 13 -- Four members of a family were killed after a landslide triggered by incessant rain struck their residence in Sikkim's Gyalshing district, police said on Friday, adding that anothe... Read More


Rs.420 crore allocated for Karnataka caste survey

Bengaluru, Sept. 13 -- The Karnataka government has allocated a sum of Rs.420 crore to the comprehensive social and educational survey scheduled to begin later this month, said chief minister Siddaram... Read More