Author’s Lounge
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Quantum theory of ideas: Where two seemingly separate opinions can behave as an inseparable whole
By Ashwin SanghiMany ideas can only be described by what they are not rather than by what they are. Dig a little deeper into Hindu philosophy and we find that rishis were in the same dilemna as us.
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10 best books by Shashi Tharoor and why you should read them!
By Times Of IndiaA politician, writer, and a former international diplomat, Shashi Tharoor is a well-known in the field of literature.
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Woody Allen’s memoirs: this is the behaviour of censors, not publishers
By The GuardianWhen Hachette bought Woody Allen’s autobiography, they no doubt expected it to be controversial. And no doubt they expected it to be a commercial success.
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Beyond an Anthropocentric Literature
By Green European JournalWhat is the relationship between literature and ecology? How does literature express, explore, and define our perceptions of the ways in which humans and animals are bound together in the world they inhabit? Anne Simon explains some insights from her research on animals and animality in twentieth and twenty-first century literature.
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There are far better Congressmen outside Gandhi family to lead the party
By Anil DharkerWhoever emerges from these elections as the Congress president will have to work towards a national agenda which unites opposition parties.
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How can more women writers be published? The Women Writers’ Fest tries to provide some answers
By Neha BhattPublishing professionals had a host of suggestions for women who want to write books.
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How can more women writers be published? The Women Writers’ Fest tries to provide some answers
By ScrollPublishing professionals had a host of suggestions for women who want to write books.
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The authors reclaiming the forgotten voices of ancient women
By BBC NewsNatalie Haynes is one of a new group of writers reclaiming women's voices from ancient literature. Along with authors such as Pat Barker and Madeline Miller, she's telling new versions of the Classics, veering away from epic fights and macho heroes.
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Mumbai Notebook
By Anil DharkerUstad Zakir Hussain is best known the world over as a tabla virtuoso. But as with any extraordinarily gifted artist, he has explored other fields. Years ago, he collaborated with violinist L Shankar, classical guitar maestro John McLaughlin, mridangam player Ramnad Raghavan and legendary ghatam player Vikku Vinayakram to form the fusion group Shakti.
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Mumbai Notebook
By Anil DharkerAs I sat in my car waiting futilely for some movement, I thanked the presiding Traffic Deity that I don’t live in Bengaluru. Delhi is bad (Number 8, 56%), Pune is very bad (Number 5, 59%), Mumbai is worse (Number 4, 65%), Bengaluru is worst (Number 1, 71%). These figures were released by Tom Tom Traffic Index for 2019 at the end of January (even traffic indices move slowly).
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Amitav Ghosh talks three new projects, thinking in visual terms and the interplay of capitalism, imperialism
By Aditya Mani JhaAmitav Ghosh has announced three new projects — Jungle-Nama, a verse retelling of the legend of Bon-Bibi, a Sunderbans epic; a new collection of essays; and The Invisible Hand.
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Mumbai Notebook
By Anil DhakerSridevi, the Eternal Screen Goddess, the title of a book Literature Live! launched recently, seemed like a bit of a hyperbole. However, the reaction that came in on Twitter after the event showed that the writer, a young man called Satyarth Nayak, wasn’t exaggerating: men and women (but more women than men) obviously worshipped her.
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Mumbai Notebook
By Anil DharkerYou could sense the frisson of excitement when Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo walked into Rendezvous at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. You might have done outstanding work recognised the world over by your peers, but the layman will not have heard of you. However, get the Nobel, and you become a house-hold name. So it must be with this husband and wife team.
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On Stage
By Anil DharkerDo you have Alexa in your home to do you bidding? Or perhaps you are not an Amazon fan and have, instead, Apple’s Siri to schedule events and reminders, search the internet or find what movies are running in town.
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Now Modi govt has proved that it not only talks like Pakistan, it thinks and acts like it
By Shashi TharoorThe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is not just an affront to basic tenets of equality enshrined in our Constitution, but an all-out assault on the very idea of India.
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Mumbai Notebook
By Anil DharkerIgudesman and Joo is an unlikely name for a Western Classical duo, but then they also perform A Little Nightmare Music, a playful reference to Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music).
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The Origins Of Indian Citizenship
By Abhinav ChandrachudThe recently enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, carves out a special pathway to citizenship for non-Muslim immigrants from some countries. This sort of discrimination against Muslims is popularly thought…
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Mumbai Notebook
By Anil DharkerThere are 1324 black spots on Maharashtra roads, more than double the previous year`s. Actually that`s a huge underestimation: there are billions and billions of black spots in Mumbai…
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