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An Ode to Bharatanatyam: ‘Rasia’ is a Heady Mix of Love & Jealousy [Quint]
Born and brought up in the United States, ballet dancer, Vatsala Pandit is young, talented and free-spirited. She is also volatile in her temperament and fiercely...
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Their World is Shrouded in Silence: Author of Book on Bar Dancers [Quint]
At thirteen, Munia has just had her first period when her so-called father sells her off to Babulal Dadua, headman of their bedia community – and a pimp. Without...
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Beyond ‘Futbol’ & ‘Mishti’, a ‘Complete’ Book on Bengalis [Quint]
“The Bengali is at once an existentialist delight and nightmare, cast in perpetual drama,” says Sudeep Chakravarti about his people in the introduction of his latest...
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How to Travel ‘Light’: An Author Pens a Journey Through Depression [Quint]
July 2007, a young man opens his eyes to find himself tied to a hospital bed. “You are bipolar,” he is told a little later –...
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Jayaraman’s ‘Who Me, Poor?’ Tells Stories of the Broke Millennial [Quint]
A couple of days ago, a friend of mine suggested that we go out for lunch to Barbeque Nation – not the first time she asked...
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