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The Warrior God – Ayyappa of Sabarimalai by Preetha Rajah Kannan

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 29 February
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When I was a little girl, my dad had a client from South India. With time he became a family friend and..
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The Greatest Odia Stories Ever Told, by Leelawati Mohapatra, Paul St-Pierre & K.K Mohapatra

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 29 February
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In his preface to the Greatest Odia Stories Ever Told, K.K Mohapatra humbly admits, “It is impossible to convey the richness and..
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The Town That Laughed by Manu Bhattathiri

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 29 February
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“It was remarked among the chroniclers of Karuthapuzha’s affairs that if God ever made His appearance among us and started to live..
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Re-reading classics: Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh

  • by Shreemayee Das
  • 29 February
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I read Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh once every year. I don’t remember when I started this tradition but I seem to..
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unBlock Meetup 105

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 26 February
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unBlock Meetup 105 was graced by Shanta Gokhale and her wonderful sense of spirit and humour. A mentor, teacher, guide and critic,..
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Gateway Literature Festival 2020: Sixth Edition

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 21 February
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The sixth edition of the Gateway Literature Festival 2020 took place at NCPA, Mumbai on the 14th and 15th of February, 2020...
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Ba’az of the Bengal Lancers by Uttiyo Bhattacharya

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 13 February
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There is a certain romance to historical fiction – an imaginative mind canspend hours on end going from one ‘what if’ scenario..
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Valentine’s Special: Love stories with a twist

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 11 February
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We love love. After all, what is more uplifting, more exalting and more inspiring than this wonderful emotion? But love comes to..
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