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Filmi Keeda: The new book and film club in Mumbai

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 25 February
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It gives me extreme (and very nerdy) pleasure to announce a collaboration with The Red Sparrow, a content destination for Indian films...
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The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

  • by Zoeb Matin
  • 25 February
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 Goodish Farce That Could Have Been Great Satire Mr. Shashi Tharoor, where are you? Of course, I am aware that you still..
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The Durbar: Celebrating verse in Hyderabad

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 22 February
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In December last year, we partnered with the Ethos Literary Festival, a two-day long celebration of the verse, which was presented by..
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Poonachi or The Story of a Black Goat by Perumal Murugan

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 19 February
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“Once, in a village, there was a goat. No one knew where she was born. The birth of an ordinary life never..
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Half the Night is Gone by Amitabha Bagchi

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 6 February
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Towards the end of Amitabha Bagchi’s Half the Night is Gone, one of the lead characters returns as a kathavaachak at the..
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Booked: Your guide to literary events in February

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 3 February
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January was all about the literature festivals, and looks like at least some of it will be spilling into February. In this..
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