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Jairaj Singh

Jairaj Singh

Journalist

jairajsinghr@intoday.com

Journalist

By Jairaj Singh

May the 4S be with you

[Book extract] How the famous dive bar of Defence Colony became the king of clubs.

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To Russia, with love: Side notes from World Festival of Youth and Students

Those who leave and those who stay.

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Love, sex and nothing in Hanif Kureishi's new novella

A tightly wound drama of lust and betrayal, the book renders neither a tragedy nor a farce.

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Not In My Name: Notes from a protest

Delhi that assembled on June 28 in large droves was privileged and well-heeled. But sick to the stomach.

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So long, Leonard Cohen

To me, he was one of the most literary and profound singer-songwriters ever.

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Why we're celebrating this Diwali with 'Lists of Joy'

5 graphic novels that bring me joy

Bringing some Diwali cheer from the newsroom.

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Bob Dylan doesn't need Nobel Prize for Literature

That Dylan is anyway long gone.

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In Bhutan, Pico Iyer on stillness and Leonard Cohen

Nothing really escapes him. His mind is sharp; his voice is soft.

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Tale from the womb: Ian McEwan's Nutshell

The Booker Prize-winning writer's modern-day version of ‘Hamlet’ is told from the perspective of an unborn baby.

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Love, sex and marriage: Conversations with a polyamorist

The intention is having an emotional connection, even if it's a brief encounter.

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How Shostakovich suffered under Stalin's symphony of tyranny

Review of Booker-prizing winning author Julian Barnes' new novel, 'The Noise of Time'.

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Shatrughan Sinha's wife catching him cheat wins, not intolerance debate

High and lows of Jaipur Literature Festival day five.

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When Gulzar cleared his throat and JLF went ecstatic

Highs and lows of Jaipur Literature Festival day four.

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When Stephen Fry spoke about Wilde and left JLF in tears

Highs and lows of Jaipur Literature Festival day three.

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Can this be a controversy-free Jaipur Literature Festival?

Highs and lows of #JLF day two.

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JLF first day was all about Margaret Atwood and Karan Johar

Everything you missed and a bit more.

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A hack's guide to surviving Jaipur Literature Festival

Don't say you weren't warned.

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Why Saadat Hasan Manto should not be read

Neither Pakistan nor India deserves him.

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What Go Set a Watchman teaches us about nostalgia

The book, written beautifully in snatches, awkwardly paced in parts, with a rushed ending, is essentially an incomplete novel.

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Why watching Mad Men is like reading great literature

The beauty of the show Matthew Weiner created is that it can be interpreted in myriad ways.

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What we talk about when we talk about rape

What good is living in a country that worships the women in the morning and rapes them at night?

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Why banning Uber in Delhi is a ridiculous joke

Does the city government actually believe this will help solve the malaise of crimes against women?

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Kiss of love does not mean sex on the streets

What irks me the most is how intolerant we are of love and so acquiescent about rape and violence in this country.

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Love, sex and Bharatiya sanskar dhoka

Love and relationships in changing urban India.

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