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Tyranny of the Troll Reviewer

Indrajit Hazra

The withdrawal of Wendy Doniger’s book reflects the increasing influence of the hyper-critic who reads not for pleasure or knowledge, but to spot offensiveness

A Hidden Firebrand

Nandini Krishnan

On the occasion of the publication in English of his novel One Part Woman, Tamil writer Perumal Murugan talks about growing up a reader in a family of farmers and getting into trouble writing about caste

The Marathoner

Aastha Atray Banan

Vikram Chandra finds solitude annoying when he writes, but admits to not being a collaborative enough person to work on movies. He writes 400 words every day, adamant that writing is about a steady pace, not a stroke of inspiration

Nokia Lumia 1520

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

With powerful hardware and software, this Windows Phone leads the pack

The Accidental Genius

Akshaya Pillai

George Saunders, who suspects he won the MacArthur genius grant through an error, on his ability to write anywhere and the importance of doing the dishes

Don’t Step Over This Moral Line

Madhavankutty Pillai

Using intriguing illustrations, Michael Sandel, author of What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, shows how markets are creeping into places they have no business being