Literature The Chakkar Literature The Chakkar

Other Words and Inner Worlds

Jhumpa Lahiri’s Whereabouts is a novel of contradictions and duality, straddling an oppressive loneliness and a contented solitude, reclusiveness and intimacy, emptiness and fulfilment. By Sohel Sarkar

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Misc. The Chakkar Misc. The Chakkar

Reclaiming the Lost House of Oudh

For decades, abandoned and alone in a desolate jungle mansion in Delhi lived Wilayat Mahal and her self-proclaimed royal family. After the death of the last prince at Malcha Mahal, Abhimanyu Kumar decoded history, personal accounts, and mysterious texts to explore if the family were the true inheritors of the House of Oudh.

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Film/TV The Chakkar Film/TV The Chakkar

The Long, Dark Chai-Time of the Soul

The Disney+ Hotstar series OK Computer (2021) is an uneven but entertaining show, swimming in the ambitious territory of mystery, comedy, science fiction, and philosophy, all in an uniquely Indian setting. By Karan Madhok

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Sports/Outdoor The Chakkar Sports/Outdoor The Chakkar

Stumped in the Bubble

Given how the pandemic’s second wave has devastated India, the BCCI’s decision to postpone the IPL should’ve been made much earlier. Cricket, in the time of crisis and tragedy, had felt plain wrong. By Jamie Alter

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