Books
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News Analysis: Upswing in Dalit writing, but where are the readers?
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi–Dalit literature is on an upswing with several new authors highlighting the plight of Dalits in…
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Independence was only transfer of power; true freedom is equal access to everything for everyone
By Saket Suman New Delhi–The nation has just celebrated Independence Day with great pomp and fervour — but does this…
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Stories with human characters influence children more
New York–Children learn moral lessons more effectively from stories with human characters than with “cute” human-like animals, a new study…
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Books This Weekend: Of mystery, spying and ghosts
New Delhi–Flick through a mysterious tale around a killer who has terrorised the residents of Chicago; read a thrilling book…
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Would like to mentor young writers: Balika Vadhu writer Gajra Kottary
By Bhavana Akella Bengaluru–With popular soaps like “Balika Vadhu”, “Astitva – Ek Prem Kahani”, “Jyoti” and “Buddha” to her credit,…
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Court bars sale of Ramdev book: Publisher
New Delhi– A publishing company on Friday said a court has restrained it from selling a book on yoga guru…
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Books This Weekend: Of women, interns and historical myths
New Delhi–Read an interesting bunch of women-centric stories by Ambai; flick through a comic based on interns in a brand…
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Mythological fiction and mythology are different: Devdutt Pattanaik
By Saket Suman New Delhi– Think of Indian books on mythology and a number of popular titles like Amish Tripathi’s…
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The Secret Diary of Kasturba now available in Hindi
New Delhi– “The Secret Diary of Kasturba” which laid it bare to tell the world what it meant to be…
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Books Review: 30 Second Thrillers: Tales That Tell the Stories Behind the Ads We Love
By Vikas Datta Title: 30 Second Thrillers; Author: K.V. Sridhar; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 334; Price: Rs 499 India has…
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