Not read Richard Osman yet? Get to him. My review.
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Penguin India

What the second week of the World Cup taught us. My column in The Economic Times. ⁦Economic Times⁩ #icc2023

What the first week of the World Cup taught us. My column in The Economic Times. ⁦Economic Times⁩ #iccworldcup

On paper, the odds are in India’s favour. But can the hosts win the #ICCWorldcup ? My column in The Economic Times. ⁦Economic Times⁩

Watching live sport while cruising 35,000 feet above the ground can be an otherworldly, unsettling experience. My column in The Economic Times. ⁦Economic Times⁩

Manoj Mitta's Caste Pride is a chastening book on the iniquities engendered by caste in India.
My review.
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Westland Books Karthika V.K.

When did an executive you know on the business side of a so-called creative operation arsle? Five minutes ago? And when did the so-called creative head of the same operation do so? Three minutes? Even odds.

In the new episode of my books podcast, I talk about why Margaret Atwood's new book is an important addition to her rich, diverse, vast body of work.
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In my column for The National (UAE/UK/US), I write about India’s lunar mission and its implications. thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

Can one live without one’s smartphone for large parts of the day? In my column for The Economic Times, I write about what happened when I tried.

“The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles.” —Elizabeth Hardwick theparisreview.org/interviews/289…

Arthur Miller on New York summers before the advent of air conditioners. #NewYorkerArchive nyer.cm/HhhSnGb

Amitav Ghosh's Smoke and Ashes is a chastening, harrowing book. It speaks to our fraught, often frightening, times. My review.
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HarperCollins Ananth Padmanabhan udayan mitra

“Literature is a game, but it’s a game one can put one’s life into.” —Julio Cortazar theparisreview.org/interviews/295…

What Sinéad O’Connor sought in her music was “anguish, laid bare,” @AmandaPetrusich writes. “And then a gorgeous moment of communion, a weight lifted, a reminder that we do not have to be alone in our despair.” nyer.cm/Zqo6utQ

How many ingordigious people have you met in your workplace? Me? Plenty. 😁

Now what do you make of that?

No. Naipaul is.

Writers, fellow writers, readers and suffering. My column in The Economic Times.

“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.” —E. B. White theparisreview.org/interviews/415…