Annakutty relinquishes her four-year-old son, Madhu to German tourists passing through her town. Thirty six years pass, and she lies on her death bed not knowing how to die; a world away, he struggles with not knowing how to inhabit his life. The mother and son’s search for each other is the shape of their […]
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Jerry Pinto has been a mathematics tutor, school librarian, journalist and columnist. He is now associated with MelJol, an NGO that works in the sphere of child rights. His published works include Surviving Women; Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb, which won the National Award for the Best Book on Cinema in
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Saleem Kidwai taught history at Ramjas College, Delhi University, for many years. He co-edited Same-Sex Love in India (2000), and has translated several works of fiction and non-fiction from Urdu to English, such as Malka Pukhraj’s autobiography, Song Sung True. He is an independent scholar based in Lucknow.The writings of Sayyid Rafiq Hussain were
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Novelist Jeffrey Archer was in conversation with Ravi Subramanian on 18th December. This event was conducted in association with 101 Occasions and Jaipur Marriott. Jeffrey Howard Archer, (born 15 April 1940) is a best-selling English author and former politician. Alongside his literary work, Archer was aMember of Parliament(196974), and Deputy Chairman of theConservative Party(198586).
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Jaipur Tales was organized at ITC Rajputana in association with Prabha Khaitan Foundation to celebrate the 285th Jaipur Foundation Day. Dr. Chandramani Singh is an art historian and textile expert. She has worked with Benaras Hindu University, the City Palace and Jawahar Kala Kendra and for the restoration of the Jaigarh Fort. Dr. Singh has
Kahaani is a 2012 Indian thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Sujoy Ghosh. The film features Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles. Balan portrays the role of Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman in search of her missing husband in the city of Kolkata during the Durga Puja festivities, who
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Category: Translation Rights: All rights available Mohini is stalked by her biological father as well as the boy with whom she was exchanged as a baby. They both want money from her. She treads on emotional quicksand, unable to find her true place in the world. The boy she loves chooses to marry someone else.
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Category: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House India Twenty-something investment banker Ayra had always wanted to be an art historian till it occurred to her that art history couldn’t possibly support her penchant for beautiful shoes. One monsoon day, she’s sent to Rome on a last-minute assignation with a star client. What should have been a
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