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Month: May 2014

An Ideal Boy: Charts of India

On May 27, 2014May 11, 2015 By imraniousIn Non-FictionLeave a comment

Imran Ali Khan There are images and then there are words, or is it the other way around? I am never quite sure. But a good way to ‘instruct’ is to say it without spelling it out, and so it is with the Indian Charts published in India around the 1960s and later by Tara …

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Suroor’s Favourite Books

On May 3, 2014January 23, 2021 By suroor alikhanIn About reading, writing and books2 Comments

Here's the mise en scène with my top 15 books--I know it was supposed to be 10, and believe me, I tried. The books I selected are the ones I love, and go back to often. Books that give me comfort, make me think, or simply make me laugh out loud. There were many more …

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