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A Radioactive Debate
Smriti Daniel
What the struggle in a Tamil Nadu village says about the other side of development
Body Guides
An entire generation of girls now define themselves by how active (or not) they are sexually
Love in the Time of Decay
In each of these stories, unlovely descriptions of ageing bodies become an acceptance of mortality
The Price of Authorpreneurship
When publishing muffles authors, stifles creativity and makes the market king. A publisher’s dissenting note
Dalit Literature: Written in the Margins
What the power and poignancy of Dalit literature say about an unequal India
An Object of Derision
Tavleen Singh in her new book should have allowed a bit of sunlight between perception and reality
Karan Mahajan: Explosive Imagination
There is a certain smartness to this Delhi-raised writer’s work that has made him the toast in literary circles.
KR Meera: Rebel with a Pause
She reveals the gendered ideologies imprisoning her characters, constructing a feminist model of dominant literature
Madhav Khosla: By the Book
Among India's youngest public intellectuals, he has made the Constitution of India user-friendly and accessible
Srinath Raghavan: War of Words
In his new book, the historian shows how modern South Asia remains a product of the World War II
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