Book Review
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A story of identity, faith & belonging
Penguin Random House India recently released The Stars Light the Way, a powerful and soul-stirring debut novel by Singapore-based author…
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A book for green consciousness
The world celebrated Environment Day on June 5 with sapling plantations and speeches on how to reduce pollution. However, not…
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BOOK EXCERPT: ‘Thank you for giving way’
Shazma was in no mood to socialize anymore. All she wanted to do was observe the world. Life seemed to…
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A collage of narrations & emotions from Nagaland
A friend’s father, whose family migrated from erstwhile East Pakistan during the Liberation War and settled in a colony in…
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BOOK REVIEW: The maddening Market & the escape route
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe,” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote…
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New book focuses on Sankardev’s philosophical works
Samiran Bhuyan International Bhaona artiste Arup Saikia recently published a book, Sankardeva: The Social Scientist. The book is about the…
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BOOK REVIEW: The river runs high, runs deep, runs wild
The Brahmaputra evokes a certain solemnness that no other river does. Probably, it is in the name or its sheer…
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BOOK REVIEW: Beyond mob hysteria at Kumbh Mela
What do the lakhs of devotees thronging Kumbh Mela seek? Is it nirvana, an eternal life or a glimpse of…
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BOOK REVIEW: Stories of life, living and forgotten tribal traditions
How was the world formed? Were gods always superior to humans? Why do we have heaven? How did the human…
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BOOK REVIEW: Putting the lens on Bharat
When Ankur (The Seedling) germinated into a film, Shyam Benegal had already made a name in the advertising world and…
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