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Mama Em’s Cope Book
Kalpish Ratna
In literature focused on insanity, the gaze seems to have shifted from the insane. The patient is no longer the victim; that status now belongs to the caregiver
The Constant Writer
Ramachandra Guha on the thrills of research, the insecurity of academics and their love of jargon, and why he doesn’t take holidays
Global Capital Rules, Okay?
Not quite. Which explains both the strength and weakness of this ‘economic travelogue’ that tries to spot tomorrow’s winners
B&O Play Beolit 12
It’s pure music. This boom box plays audio without CD trays or wires and can be controlled without any buttons
Between Pre-modern and Modern Times
The adventures of Musharraf Ali Farooqi, who quit his job as a journalist in Pakistan to work in a packaging factory in Toronto and then at a fast-food joint, and translated and wrote books late into the night
Meeting God after 10 Years
They had parted ways and made up again after his 28th birthday. Only, He was no longer the compassionate God he knew. An extract from the forthcoming novel, God’s Own Progeny, by Pakistani journalist Murtaza Razvi, who was found murdered at his home last week
The Lovey-Dovey Boys
A bunch of young male writers has come to dominate India’s romance charts, once the preserve of female writers
The Writer’s Riyaaz
Amit Chaudhuri on the death of the author-editor relationship, the boredom of being a novelist, and writing on his feet, literally
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