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Day of the Courtesan
The mermaid has been creature of fairytales and romances; but what if the half-fish-half-woman is really a malevolent force? Imogen Hermes Gowar’s historical novel with...
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It was the genius of Dario Fo that he could convert a grim tragedy into a farce that makes the audience laugh and feel uneasy at the same time. Even though he was telling stor...
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In Meg Wolitzer’s novel, The Female Persuasion, a character called Faith Frank, a second wave feminist, gives a speech to students at which she says, “Wh...
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Though many of his plays have been absurd or surreal, Makrand Deshpande wanted to experiment with an all-out farce, and what invites ridicule more than an Indian wedding? Howe...
Read MoreThrough The Looking Glass
What happens when the quiet world of children’s books collides with Hollywood? Nothing much on the surface, but much turbulence underneath. A House Amo...
Read MoreA Tale of True Grit
Today, if a girl wants to be a doctor, she is encouraged by her parents and teachers to go for the high marks needed for medical college. But there was a time when just going ...
Read MoreDaughter of The Sun
Circe, who was a footnote in male-dominated Greek mythological stories, is a full-blooded and fascinatingly strong character in Madeline Miller’s new, bestselling book n...
Read MoreIt Happened One Night
Noir thrillers had their own visual glamour—smoky bars, shadowy streets, men in trench coats and Fedoras, femmes fatale, damsels in distress and an innocent caught in a ...
Read MoreInto the Mind of A Cop
A lot of writers have come up with bestselling crime fiction, but not many of them would know the workings of a police force inside out, as one who has been there. Clare Macki...
Read MoreDaddy's Day Out
The saas-bahu domestic conflict is old hat now, Atul Satya Koushik comedy-drama, Dad’s Girlfriend, twists genders for sasur-damad tug-of-wa...
Read MoreIPTA AT 84: RESISTANCE THROUGH THEATRE
Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe reflects on IPTA’s 84th year celebrations, tracing its ext...
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A viral digital movement inspired by a controversial judicial remark transformed into a ...
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