How the Royal Society of Literature turned into a diversity bloodbath
There has been outrage, backbiting, leaks and claims that the organisation is on the brink of collapse... As the RSL debates ...
Reading David Lodge’s ‘Nice Work’ in difficult times
The campus novels of the British novelist, who died aged 89 earlier this month, are pressingly relevant even today ...
The Hindu Lit for Life | What’s Shashi Tharoor reading?
On the heels of his session at The Hindu Lit for Life 2025, writer-politician Shashi Tharoor lets us quiz him on books and ...
Kureishi begins the book with a brief description of his fall and his horror at realising what had happened when he regained consciousness
Kureishi begins the book with a brief description of his fall and his horror at realising what had happened when he regained ...
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Babel: A Decolonial Novel For Our Neocolonial Times
Babel, whose original derivation from the Hebrew name for Babylon dates even further back to Akkadian—an extinct East Semitic ...
Sir Elton: My wedding was bigger than Charles's was
Now, Sir Elton John has committed his own act of lèse-majesté. The singer, 77, who is a close friend of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has publicly boasted that he is a bigger draw than the King and ...
‘The Book of Exodus’: A rare novel about the meaning and meaninglessness of everyday living
VJ James steers the story adroitly, untangles it bit by bit, and gives it a complexity that’s rarely seen in storytelling ...
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An Afternoon Experiment in Pune That Grew Into a Global Pickle Brand – 87 Years & Counting
Nataline Fernandes, the woman behind Ferns’ Pickles, who is said to have pioneered the idea of curry pastes, started from a ...
Bridget Jones’s London: 6 Spots From The Movies You Can Actually Visit
As Renée Zellweger reprises her role as the beloved Bridget Jones, revisit London landmarks from the original films.
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Why ugly men always attract the prettiest women
Or why balding, bearded author Salman Rushdie - no Adonis in anyone's book - managed to beguile the stunning model Padma Lakshmi. Lead researcher Dr Rob Brooks said: 'Ugly individuals can ...
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'Why was this book banned?' buyers react as 'The Satanic Verses' makes a comeback in India
I feel a personal connection to this book because the author, Salman Rushdie, hails from my region, Kashmir. Secondly, the turmoil it caused worldwide is remarkable. There was even a 'Fatwa' issued ...
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Free Speech: A Matter of Debate | Suranjita Ray
Questions are raised regarding the need for balancing free speech with concerns to promote equality, democracy, and multiculturalism. In the recent world order, recognition of cultural pluralism and ...