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The man who wrote a poem on a non-meeting

Madhavankutty Pillai

Ranjit Hoskote says anything can be good material for poetry if you can make it work

Who gave slang a bad name?

Jug Suraiya

The rich and complex history of slang demonstrates how we have always felt the need to express all that is raw, emotive and visceral through a pontaneous counter-language

Nikon D4s

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

At 25,600 ISO, 11 frames per second and continual autofocus, this one is a nocturnal beast

Kaleidescape Cinema One

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

It adds an entirely new dimension to home movie watching

Let’s welcome the autonomy economy

Dhiraj Nayyar

Gujarat isn’t Guangdong, but shows the rest of India what its model of governance can achieve

The Lives of Monks

Gunjeet Sra

Charu Singh’s debut is about good versus evil, but with a Buddhist backdrop

Home and the World

Rajni George

Akhil Sharma’s new novel Family Life, 12 years in the making, is an immigrant saga partially gone wrong

The Wishful Advisor

Shakti Sinha

In his controversial book, Sanjaya Baru wishes for a Manmohan Singh who does not exist, and in the process unmasks the one who does

LG Curved OLED TV

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

This set’s inwardly curved screen offers a unique immersive viewing experience

An unlettered carpet merchant and art dealer in Amritsar chanced upon the Pahari school of painting. His son keeps the legacy going with his prized collection of traditional painting, sculpture and textiles