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Excerpted for A Gandhian Affair by Sanjay Suri A role in cinema was not among the many truths Gandhi experimented with. But cinema experimented with his ideas all the time. It experimented, in fact, with no ideas other than those associated with him. The idea of Gandhi found a dominant
an excerpt from… The vast expanse of the Kurukshetra battlefield had never looked more desolate. The earth, despite the blazing sun above, seemed to have lost its vigour. After a pyrrhic battle, it was time for the funeral pyres to be lit. The mighty warriors, who had fought without a
an excerpt from… THE REUNION She saw a woman at some distance. Though her face was turned away, Sita could tell it was Surpanakha. She went closer and called out gently, ‘Surpanakha!’ Surpanakha turned around. She did not recognize Sita. ‘Who are you, amma? Have you lost your way? How
an excerpt from… FISH We ran into A narrow lane. Our house was close by. The roads were full of people; it was the day of the weekly bazaar. Then it started to rain and the crowd dispersed rapidly. We were running because we were afraid that without water the
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an excerpt from… THE GORDIAN KNOT The evening glow had faded into darkness, but the lights had not yet been switched on in the house. Although Mohanaswamy had come back from office at 5.30 p.m. as usual, he was not his usual self. He went straight to the puja room and
Sandeep Ray was born off the Straits of Malacca, on the edge of a rubber plantation. Educated in India and in the United States, he began his career as a film-maker, travelling widely and producing award-winning documentaries. A historian now, he explores woven pasts in A Flutter in the Colony,