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The Sunday Afternoon Rewatch
The Sunday Afternoon Rewatch

Personal Essay by Devanshi: ‘Your favourite movie is probably not your favourite movie because it was the best film you have ever seen. It is your favourite because Zee Cinema played it a zillion times in the summer of 2014 while your mother folded clothes in the next room, and you unconsciously absorbed its dialogues through domestic osmosis.’

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‘Main Waapas Aaunga’ and the Cruelty of Returning Too Late
‘Main Waapas Aaunga’ and the Cruelty of Returning Too Late

Partition is not so much a mere plot device in Imtiaz Ali’s Main Waapas Aaunga, but a ghost that continues to haunt the people who survived it—in memories and regrets. By Deepansh Duggal

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Judging the Cover: An interview with award-winning book designer Bena Sareen
Judging the Cover: An interview with award-winning book designer Bena Sareen

Bena Sareen, winner of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize, speaks about her latest honour and the “huge responsibility” of designing a memorable literary cover. By Chittajit Mitra

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A Museum of Sweet Memories

Personal Essay by Bharti Bansal: ‘I think I indeed am born in the family of angry, rebellious people who love as strongly as they can. Our loved ones carve paths for each other, or else, how can we ever find where the trail starts and ends?’

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