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Light slants golden through tamarind trees as I enter the temple courtyard of Wat Phlapphlachai. A boy taps bamboo sticks in rhythmic sequence. Around him, other children animate Nang Talung puppets hoisted on bamboo sticks.
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Kaushik Barua writes
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Kaushik Barua writes
July 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Light slants golden through tamarind trees as I enter the temple courtyard of Wat Phlapphlachai. A boy taps bamboo sticks in rhythmic sequence. Around him, other children animate Nang Talung puppets hoisted on bamboo sticks.
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Kaushik Barua writes
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Kaushik Barua writes
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"For the first time, both personae – I am a writer and I am a woman – were being claimed in the Indian public sphere in a manner that was desirable and exciting, in that it had almost no precedence."
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An excerpt by Gayathri Prabhu
Bloomsbury India
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An excerpt by Gayathri Prabhu
Bloomsbury India
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July 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"For the first time, both personae – I am a writer and I am a woman – were being claimed in the Indian public sphere in a manner that was desirable and exciting, in that it had almost no precedence."
scroll.in/article/1083...
An excerpt by Gayathri Prabhu
Bloomsbury India
#bookexcerpt
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An excerpt by Gayathri Prabhu
Bloomsbury India
#bookexcerpt
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"But if someone pleads 'Never let me go,' they’re not only asking for the impossible; they must know, even as they make the request, that they’re asking for something beyond anyone’s gift." (via @literaryhub.bsky.social)
Kazuo Ishiguro Reflects on Never Let Me Go, 20 Years Later
While I’d been busy writing my fourth and fifth novels, my study had mysteriously transformed itself around me into a kind of miniature indoor jungle. Everywhere were dusty mountains of scribbled-o…
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May 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"But if someone pleads 'Never let me go,' they’re not only asking for the impossible; they must know, even as they make the request, that they’re asking for something beyond anyone’s gift." (via @literaryhub.bsky.social)
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The story of Meneka and Vishwamitra always featured in a slightly patriarchal way. scroll.in/article/1082...
Kritika H Rao, with a swooping flourish, rights these wrongs, restoring the grace of Meneka and the respect of the rishi.
Rahul Vishnoi reviews ‘The Legend of Meneka’
Kritika H Rao, with a swooping flourish, rights these wrongs, restoring the grace of Meneka and the respect of the rishi.
Rahul Vishnoi reviews ‘The Legend of Meneka’
June 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The story of Meneka and Vishwamitra always featured in a slightly patriarchal way. scroll.in/article/1082...
Kritika H Rao, with a swooping flourish, rights these wrongs, restoring the grace of Meneka and the respect of the rishi.
Rahul Vishnoi reviews ‘The Legend of Meneka’
Kritika H Rao, with a swooping flourish, rights these wrongs, restoring the grace of Meneka and the respect of the rishi.
Rahul Vishnoi reviews ‘The Legend of Meneka’