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The Sunday Afternoon Rewatch
27 October 2026
The Sunday Afternoon Rewatch
27 October 2026

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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27 October 2026
‘Main Waapas Aaunga’ and the Cruelty of Returning Too Late
24 October 2026
‘Main Waapas Aaunga’ and the Cruelty of Returning Too Late
24 October 2026

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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24 October 2026
Judging the Cover: An interview with award-winning book designer Bena Sareen
21 October 2026
Judging the Cover: An interview with award-winning book designer Bena Sareen
21 October 2026

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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21 October 2026
A Sensitive and Essential Partition Story—for Children
Literature The Chakkar 03/10/25 Literature The Chakkar 03/10/25

A Sensitive and Essential Partition Story—for Children

The picture book Roop and the River Crossing (2025)—written by Samina Mishra and illustrated by Shivam Choudhary—gently nudges its readers to reflect upon the ideas of home, belongingness, displacement, and what it means to be uprooted as one steps into the unknown. By Navtoj Khosla

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Empowered Women of Indian Mythology: Sudha Murty’s THE DAUGHTER FROM A WISHING TREE
Literature The Chakkar 06/03/20 Literature The Chakkar 06/03/20

Empowered Women of Indian Mythology: Sudha Murty’s THE DAUGHTER FROM A WISHING TREE

Sudha Murty’s book is rich and empowered offering of many women, many goddesses, many warriors, and many queens, all coming together to tell you one thing: that they’re makers of their own destinies - writes Urmi Bhattacheryya

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