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Both Ram and Ayodhya are centuries old, each with strong sagas of faith and fraternity, but both have been given a brash new coat of political paint ahead of the general election.

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09-02-202429 STORIES

‘The Verdict’: A Tamil story in translation

Innocent young minds meet mixed messaging in schools. Will casteism triumph or be vanquished? Translated from the Tamil by Malini Seshadri.
Bama Faustina

‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen

Appupen

Letters

Readers respond.

Being Muslim in contemporary India

In his superb collection Namaste Trump and Other Stories, Tabish Khair nudges the reader to confront that experience.
Annie Zaidi

That insect-trapped-in-amber feeling

At least six stories in For Now, It Is Night ought to be in literary curricula across India. But the stories speak of Kashmir, so it will not happen.
Aditya Mani Jha

Songs of the saint

In the emended Kabir Granthawali, Purushottam Agrawal provides a scholarly introduction, making it an invaluable companion for researchers.
Sanjay Kumar
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