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A man at an intersection of identities

India, Oct. 11 -- While books by writers such as EM Forster and Rudyard Kipling continue to find readers, others who were once popular or controversial have drifted to the fringes of public attention.... Read More


Stories that weigh heavy

India, Oct. 11 -- The 13 stories on love, loss and kindness in this collection are set in places as far apart as Amsterdam, UAE and Kerala. Whispering of fragile emotions, they include a tale of a sch... Read More


A deeply personal tribute

India, Oct. 11 -- A collection of 17 character sketches, The Blue Potter: The Creative Genius of Punjab is a moving and deeply personal tribute to some of the region's most iconic personalities. Each ... Read More


An ode to friendship

India, Oct. 11 -- Hundred Greatest Love Songs is the genre-bending memoir of a young artist and poet willing to risk his life for his craft. Told in 100 short chapters and arranged like a playlist, th... Read More


'India's new middle class is still struggling'

India, Oct. 11 -- 1How are middle-class women at the forefront of mediating a new class politics? In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about an emerging "new middle class" in India. But... Read More


Independent India's voice of non-violence who led a revolution

India, Oct. 11 -- On October 11, 1902, in the dharm, sanskriti and gyan bhoomi of Bihar, at the confluence of the Ganga and the Ghaghra in the village of Sitabdiara, was born the champion of democracy... Read More


The big jobs bluff in Bihar

India, Oct. 11 -- Promises during election campaigns ought to be taken with more than a pinch of salt - although they are still important because they give us an idea about the larger worldview of the... Read More


Heading to Oscars, movie on forgotten Indian soldiers

India, Oct. 11 -- Almost all the films that are celebrated as war movies in world cinema are from Hollywood or Europe. Retrospectively, one is tempted to ask the question: Whose world and war do these... Read More


Clothes and culture: Legal status of dressing choices

India, Oct. 11 -- In a recent incident, members of a fringe Right-wing outfit stormed into the rehearsal for the Miss Rishikesh pageant and objected to women contestants wearing "western clothes", cla... Read More


SC rejects CBI probe plea in 21 cough syrup deaths

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the deaths of at least 21 children in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara dist... Read More