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Happy birthday J. K. Rowling and Harry Potter!

31 July 2017. It is J. K. Rowling’s birthday. So also Harry Potter as decided by J. K. Rowling. The Harry Potter books have been
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Eunice de Souza: A Tribute by Salil Tripathi

29 07 , 2017 No Comments

This morning poet Adil Jussawala posted on his Facebook page: Eunice de Souza (1 August 1940 – 29 July 2017) Gone suddenly. Social media exploded
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Procedure of Censorship

28 07 , 2017 No Comments

Academic Mini Chandran’s latest book “The Writer, The Reader and The State: Literary Censorship in India” is fascinating. It is also pertinent and must be read.
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Decoding GST at the GST Expert Table at JUMPSTART, Friday 4th August 2017

27 07 , 2017 No Comments

GST has been implemented as of 1 July 2017. It is early days as yet but GBO is organising a roundtable on the topic. I
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“Vegetarians Only: Stories of Telugu Muslims” by Skybaaba

27 07 , 2017 2 Comments

I read Telugu writer and Telengana activist Skybaaba’s short stories rapidly. They give an insight into the lives of ordinary Telugu Muslims living in the
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Scaachi Koul “One Day We’ll Be Dead And None of This Will Matter”

25 07 , 2017 No Comments

For those of us who are not in a position of power — us women, us non-white people, those who are trans or queer or
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Ocean creatures and books

25 07 , 2017 No Comments

When my brother and I were kids every Sunday morning ritual included watching Jacques Cousteau on the black-and-white television diving deep down into the depths
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St. James Church, restoration fundraiser

22 07 , 2017 No Comments

I received the following note from renowned historian and member of INTACH, Swapna Liddle. St James Church is Delhi’s oldest church, and was consecrated
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Theme of Independence in children’s literature in India

22 07 , 2017 1 Comment

(The following article was commissioned in 2015 by Sarah Odedina for the Read Quarterly. With her permission I am posting it here. On 15 August
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“Centaur” by Declan Murphy and Ami Rao