Baahubali : 48 Hours Before The Beginning
On the fifth anniversary of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali : Before The Beginning, here’s an oral history, based on the author’s own experiences in Bhimavaram, of what happened in the 48 …
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Crash Landing On You : Matchmakers And Gossip Queens Of The Military Village
Crash Landing On You, Netflix’s South Korean romcom, focuses on the lives of a rich South Korean fashion businesswoman Yun Se-ri (Son Ye-jin) and a North Korean military officer Ri …
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The Baby-Sitters Club Review : Netflix Drama Is An Antidote To Beat Lockdown Blues
The series, based on books written by Ann M Martin, has been adapted for screen by Rachel Shukert, and it tells the story of a bunch of girls who start …
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Cities And Canopies Book Review : An Important Insight Into The World Of Trees
Written by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli, the book on Trees in Indian Cities gives a fascinating insight into trees, urban landscapes, and our changing relationship with the environment around …
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Pepper, Pongal, And The Idea Of Food
The ongoing lockdown has forced me, like so many of you, to take a close look at the way we live, the books we read, why certain movies appeal to …
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Ghachar Ghochar Book Review : Vivek Shanbhag’s Novel Tightens The Knots In A Family
Kannada writer Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghachar Ghochar, which was translated in English by Srinath Perur, is many things at once. It’s a novel about a family which climbs up the socio-economic …
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India Moving : Pandemic, Migration, And A Long Journey Home
A walk in the neighbourhood feels quite strange these days. Yes, there are less people on the roads for obvious reasons. But it’s the alarming rise of ‘To-let’ boards that …
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Naandhi, A Burning, And Confessions Of A Tihar Jailer
How three different works have portrayed police brutality in recent times and lives of people in prison, and why it’s necessary to hear their voices in the wake of custodial deaths in Indian jails.
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Why We Write…
Hello World, Few days ago, I was reading Joe Moran’s book, First You Write A Sentence, about the art of writing among other things, and there was a passage where …
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