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January 29, 2021
‘Moustache’ book review: Stunning tales of the tash
A struggle for identity, the courage to stand up to the oppressor, violence and more pepper the pages of this unique story. Malayalam author S Hareesh’s oeuvre, comprising three short story collections and two screenplays, has earned him several prestigious awards. However, Moustache, his first novel, is a tour de force of jaw-dropping authenticity. In
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January 22, 2021
The Pioneer Agenda
Ramayana, with over 300 transcreations, has grown into a forest. Among its offshoots in the Gangetic plain is the Ramcharitmanas. Composed by the 16th century Vaishnava saint, Tulsidas, the chaupais (quatrain verses of poetry popular in the medieval period) in Awadhi bhasha, are still recited in Hindu homes. Whereas high literary quality marks Valmiki’s work, the Ramcharitmanas is regarded as a ‘holy book’; Ram occupies a pedestal as Maryada Purushottam, the man who practised righteousness to perfection.
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December 27, 2020
Best Indian reads of 2020
Top 10 fiction (in order of releasing dates) Low by Jeet Thayil: Arriving in Mumbai, clutching a box containing his wife’s ashes for immersion in the sea, Dominic Ullis, in search of oblivion, embarks on a weekend spree involving cocaine, meow meow and a colourful cast of characters. Though essentially a grief narrative, this is
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December 9, 2020
The secret of a good life
Craving is intrinsic to human nature. If you dont wish to be enslaved by it, you have to root it out. Chapter 5: Yayati and Shukracharya. (From Bride of the Forest) To live a happy, fulfilled life one needs a zest for living. While this is a good thing, an excess of it, lust, is
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February 24, 2017
Protected: The sisterhood of royal intrigue
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Protected: Review of The Kaunteyas from ‘The Hindu’
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January 13, 2017
Season of joy
The sun is the gateway to the path of the gods – Mahabharata An enduring image from the Mahabharata is that of the mortally wounded patriarch Bhishma Pitamaha lying on a bed of arrows, waiting for precisely this date – 14th January – to die. Blessed with the boon of selecting the time of death, Continue Reading…
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December 27, 2016
Mothers & Others
‘Your son will have your glory, but will he have your name? By what name will he be called?’ The look he sent me was full of irony. ‘Would it be wrong if he was called by your name – as Kaunteya?’ ‘How little you know of this world!’ I said, bitterly. (source:The Kaunteyas –pg Continue Reading…
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December 14, 2016
Good Girls Don’t
“Girls in our family are taught to run a household, trained to be good, dutiful wives in the future but you have encouraged her to study the Shastras because she has a sharp mind – that was what you said. How does a sharp mind reveal itself but through a sharp tongue? In a woman Continue Reading…
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