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Exploring the layers of hypocrisy in Anil Yadav's 'Courtesans Don't Read Newspapers'

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- If you're Indian, you are in all likelihood familiar with the concept of double lives hidden in plain sight. Due to the entrenchment of sociopolitical orthodoxies, people resort... Read More


Book review: Anil Yadav's 'Courtesans Don't Read Newspapers' explores layers of hypocrisy in society

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- If you're Indian, you are in all likelihood familiar with the concept of double lives hidden in plain sight. Due to the entrenchment of sociopolitical orthodoxies, people resort... Read More


A new series on the rise of Mussolini lays bare the Fascist playbook

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- It's difficult to play it straight with period dramas these days. Viewers expect to find modern-day references or resonances in them; this in turn becomes a way for studios to s... Read More


Ghazala Wahab's new book looks into the 'diseased' heart of the Hindi belt

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- What is wrong with the "Hindi heartland"? Like a lot of Bihari professionals living in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, I have often been asked variants of this question. A colleague... Read More