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Sandipan Deb

Sandipan Deb

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By Sandipan Deb

Why Haruki Murakami's Men Without Women does not disappoint

His latest collection of short stories is about loneliness and love affairs.

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The problem with Amit Chaudhuri’s new book

'Friend of My Youth' could have been just a tweet.

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Why Paulo Coelho fails to do justice to Mata Hari's story in The Spy

The author should stick to his vaguely philosophical fables.

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Why Dhoni is a true Indian hero

Cricket reveals a man’s character. Which is something that the Indian captain has never lacked.

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Brisbane Test match: Australian captain Steven Smith has class

This schoolboy looking skipper even has the mental strength to pick up his team despite thrashings.

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Why Stephen Hawking would make a great Bond villain

The celebrated astrophysicist thinks that the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part like a glove.

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Why Indians go gaga over godmen

With Baba Rampal finally behind the bars, it's high time we ask: What is it with Indians and godmen?

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Akbar's curse: Joy of revisiting the past

We keep going back to things like film, music and books because timeless beauty is succour to the soul.

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The big mystery of the Nobel Prize

I have nothing against the Swedish Academy choosing writers that most people in the world haven't heard of.

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J&K floods: We must applaud our Army

It is time to salute that unknown soldier who's working without rest, for days and days, rescuing people, saving them from starvation and death.

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