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Dog Day Afternoons
Until his son came along, writes Avtar Singh, the joys of summer were a concept celebrated in children’s books. Surely heat was oppression and not liberation
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Heat and Light
Shiv Ahuja documents the energies of a rock music festival in Arunachal Pradesh
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The Hungry Poets
In Calcutta of the 60s, a city roiled by poverty, immigration, violence and the energy of youthful anger, a new generation of writers staked their claim, says Maitreyee B Chowdhury
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Two Champions
Wendy Doniger on Lester Doniger and Ravi Singh, both publishers who have made it possible for an embattled writer to write
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The End of Privacy
Aadhaar was about helping poor people receive their benefits. Now it appears to be about the collation and centralisation of our personal information. Is resistance possible, asks G Vishnu
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What Are You Hiding?
We are forever terrified that someone will uncover our secrets, rip off the armour shielding our lives. Maybe it’s time, argues Jerry Pinto, to expose our darkest corners to the light
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The Steel Almirah
Coming out of the closet in India can mean a family hiding together, says Sandip Roy. Love itself is our greatest secret
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How Green Is My Forest
Suprabha Seshan moved to the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Kerala over two decades ago. An environmental educator and rainforest protector, she offers a sensory account of life in the rainforest
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Forests of the Night
Urban children often first encounter the forest through books. Sampurna Chattarji considers why some of those forests become diminished, childish, in our adult years but some stay enchanted or grow even more terrifying
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