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Pankaj Udhas recollects the first time he met Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Pankaj Udhas recollects the first time he met Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Excerpted from Music By Laxmikant Pyarelal: The Incredibly Melodious Journey by Rajiv Vijayakar (Rs. 595, pp 344), with permission from Rupa Publications

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Off With Their Heads —  Excerpts from A Thousand Cuts: An Innocent Question and Deadly Answers

Off With Their Heads — Excerpts from A Thousand Cuts: An Innocent Question and Deadly Answers

A chilling account of religious extremism based on a true story

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Sarayu Srivatsa’s new novel, That Was, is a sweeping coming-of-age story, steeped in childhood memory

Sarayu Srivatsa’s new novel, That Was, is a sweeping coming-of-age story, steeped in childhood memory

Excerpted from That Was by Sarayu Srivatsa (Platypus Press, UK; $22.00, pp. 208)

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