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The Hindu Literary Prize 2013
The prize, instituted to recognise the best in Indian fiction in English every year, invites submissions for the year 2013.
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The red effect
What Mayank Soofi meant when he said, “If you really look at them they are unmean streets, with unmean people leading unmean lives.”
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Braving Anu Aunty
What makes us pick up a book in a bookshop? Is it the author? Is it the prologue? In Varun Agarwal’s case, it was the quirky name of his best selling book that did the trick. The author...
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The first book is like first love. How much do you put into it? How much do you hold back? How do you shape it into a stunning debut? Authors Jerry Pinto and Nilanjana Roy converse at The Hindu Lit for Life 2013. For full coverage of The Hindu Lit for Life, go to http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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Rahul Bose, Kalpana Kannabiran and Nilanjana Roy in conversation with Kalpana Sharma. The discussion touched on every taboo surrounding this social evil. Controversy abounded, but so did understanding. For full coverage of The Hindu Lit for Life, go to http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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Vaidehi, Sarah Aboobacker and Benyamin talk about literature from the leeward side of the Vindhyas. Moderated by Anupama Raju. For full coverage of The Hindu Lit for Life, go to http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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Moderated by award-winning author Jerry Pinto, actors Shriya Saran and Sharmila Tagore discuss art, power, discrimination and other facets of 'Maya Nagari', the world of film. This was the concluding discussion at The Hindu Lit for Life 2013. Full coverage at http://www.thehindulfl.com/
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The final day of Lit for Life 2013 exemplified the spirit of the fest. It was a melting pot of ideas, an open forum for a range of issues, and a celebration of the best of Indian writing in English.