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5 Dec 2022
In his book, 'The Free Voice', #RavishKumar "gives us a tour of his landscape of fear — as he goes about navigating it".
On his birthday, here's revisiting this important piece by Stuti S. The book is published by @speakingtiger14.
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6 Jan 2022
[Thread] How a grand-daughter got to know her late grandfather better via his book collection. A beautiful piece by @MariyamHaider19, that shows why and how our histories shape us.
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6 Jan 2022
"He was a poet at heart, inspired by Iqbal’s writings, which he translated into Urdu. He was a theologian who researched Islam’s genesis [...] He was a political commentator, who studied Lenin and Churchill, Nehru and Jinnah, all at the same time." - Mariyam Raza Haider
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6 Jan 2022
"Books are the mirrors to one’s personality. You can search the soul of a home through the titles of the books it houses. And second-hand books? They present first hand stories. Which no one else can perhaps tell." - Mariyam Raza Haider
28 May 2021
#FriendsReunion special repost | 10 screenshots that prove the #FRIENDS were definitely into reading: thereader.in/when-chandler-r…
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26 May 2020
"In India, @ravishndtv's book isn't just a gripping read; it's a tool kit."
Insights from 'The Free Voice' on facing and examining our fears, in India's current socio-political climate:
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29 Apr 2020
Rest in peace, #IrrfanKhan. You brought stories and characters to life with such grace and beauty.
14 Jan 2018
"The Collected Tales and Plays of Nikolai Gogol" in Mira Nair's #TheNamesake (2007). Ashoke (Irrfan) and Nikhil (Kal Penn) both are reading "The Overcoat".
#BooksInMovies
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24 Jan 2020
good list --- 10 Online Science Fiction And Fantasy Magazines You Shouldn’t Miss Out On by @TheReader_In thereader.in/10-favourite-on…
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16 Dec 2019
Students protest against Citizenship Amendment Act! #StudentsProtest #CitizenshipAmendmentAct
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29 Oct 2019
One among the many powerful reminders / learnings from @MichelleObama’s memoir, #Becoming. ⚡️
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22 Jul 2019
#MondayMotivation | How entrepreneur Priyanka Purkayastha (@prankyy) transformed @Writersmelon into a leading writer's community, without a business plan or investment: thereader.in/how-i-built-ind…
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22 Jul 2019
Useful #MondayMorning read: Journalist @ShephaliBhatt gathers practical experiences and tips on keeping up with reading when you’re tempted to be on Netflix: economictimes.indiatimes.com…
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21 Jul 2019
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In photos: Unique stuff people have found in bookshops across the world: thereader.in/what-i-found-in…
1 Jan 2019
Start 2019 with 'Books in the Big City', a beautiful short film by Sayalee Karkare, on Bombay's relationship with books. Featuring @mahimkajerry, Namita Devidayal and more readers, writers and booksellers: thereader.in/books-in-the-bi…
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31 Dec 2018
[Thread] As 2018 winds down, here are some of our most-read stories from this year that explored thought-provoking topics: thereader.in/thereader-in-to…
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31 Dec 2018
8. This insightful story by Sneha Khaund (@Pakhee), on what it's like to be a marketing exec at @BloomsburyIndia, and building a career in publishing: thereader.in/i-am-a-marketin…
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31 Dec 2018
9. Abhisek Suman's story of running the beautiful Twitter account, @books_in_movies: thereader.in/the-twitter-acc…
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