Day: February 9, 2015

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• Authors
• Book

Calcutta, the Opium trade and Amitav Ghosh’s Flood of Fire

7 years ago Zafar Anjum

Amitav Ghosh Calcutta is the port from where Amitav Ghosh's latest novel embarks on its journey but plays out on the...

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• Book

First five volumes of Murty Classical Library published

7 years ago Zafar Anjum

Funded by the son of Infosys billionaire Narayana Murthy, Rohan (who spells his last name differently), the Murty Library aims...

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• adaptation
• Authors
• Book
• Screenwriting

Astro Shaw to adapt The Garden Of Evening Mists with HBO

7 years ago Zafar Anjum

Tan Twan Eng’s award-winning novel set for English-language feature to be co-produced with HBO Asia. Malaysia’s Astro Shaw has optioned...

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• Poetry

Poem: Migrant Forms by Divya Victor

7 years ago Zafar Anjum

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• Authors

Salman Rushdie hits back at Jnanpith winner Bhalchandra Nemade

7 years ago Zafar Anjum

Writer Salman Rushdie has lashed out at Jnanpith award-winning Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade for his comment that Rushdie’s works lacked...

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• Authors
• Awards

Ban English, says Jnanpith winner, hits out at Naipaul and Rushdie

7 years ago Zafar Anjum

On a day he was declared winner of the 2014 Jnanpith award, India's highest literary honour, Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade...