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Second edition of Kolkata Literary Meet begins
Terming Kolkata 'the city of books', Amitav Ghosh said, "Kolkata, despite all the difficulties that we have faced through the years, has miraculously preserved its literary culture". #Sourav Ganguly #NewsTracker #Kolkata #Javed Akhtar #Amitav Ghosh #Kolkata Literary Meet #MA Farooqui #Thomas Kineally
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The year in literary feuds (And 5 rules to make a good feud)
There's nothing like a good feud to make a lit fest come alive. Forget the year in books. Here's the year in literary feuds and what they reveal about what you need to cook up a rip roaring literary catfight. #Salman Rushdie #LiteraryPalate #Chetan Bhagat #Amitav Ghosh #VS Naipaul #Jaipur Literary Festival #Girish Karnad #Rear View 2012
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Adiga, Amitav Ghosh's titles in Dublin literary award longlist
Novels by four Indian authors, including Aravind Adiga and Amitav Ghosh, are among 154 titles long listed for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin literary award. #NewsTracker #Amitav Ghosh #Arvind Adiga
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The New York TimesIndia Ink: A Conversation With: Author A. X. Ahmad
Jennifer Nash A.X. Ahmad. The crime genre is getting a rare South Asian touch with the “The Caretaker,” a novel by A.X. Ahmad. In his debut novel, the 45-year-old author, who was born in Kolkata and lives in Washington, D.C., crafts a story centering on #India #Kolkata #Pakistan
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The Province Daily NewsOn This Day in History
Our Canucks reporting team will be providing real-time updates as the GM addresses his team's disappointing season. Our Canucks reporting team will be providing real-time updates as the GM addresses his team's disappointing season. Of Monsters And Men pe #Roman Catholic Church #London #Bombardier Inc.
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RediffThis is how we preserve the birthplace of a great writer
Archana Masih in Motihari, Bihar Image: George Orwell's bust at his birthplace, with pink stains from the colour thrown on it during Holi. Goats and pigs wander under it. Photographs: Archana Masih/Rediff.com The man who wrote two of the 20th century's g #George Orwell #India #Amitav Ghosh