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‘Calcutta’ Is a Vivid, Sensitive, and Perceptive Literary Portrait of the City
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‘Calcutta’ Is a Vivid, Sensitive, and Perceptive Literary Portrait of the City

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 / 26 June 2015
The author presents a balanced, if occasionally slow-paced, portrait of his birthplace, detailing his travels and memories of Calcutta over a two-year period.
How Representative of India Is Bollywood?
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How Representative of India Is Bollywood?

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 / 11 March 2015

Axiomatically, Rachel Dwyer’s Bollywood’s India is a survey of the collective dreamscape created by a billion desires and dreads.

‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ Is a Bloody Good Gangster Epic
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‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ Is a Bloody Good Gangster Epic

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 / 16 January 2015
Gangs of Wasseypur is tumultuous, five hour gangster saga, stuffed with humor as bleak as the story is bloody.
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Jyotsna Srikanth: Call of Bangalore

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 / 24 September 2013
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Warrior Spirits and the Modern Indian Woman: ‘The World Before Her’

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 / 8 May 2013
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‘Bitter Seeds’: The Scourge of Globalization

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 / 17 April 2013
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Waves of Grain: How World War II Created Our World

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 / 1 October 2012
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The Bombay Royale: You Me Bullets Love

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 / 9 August 2012
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Kiran Ahluwalia: Common Ground

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 / 22 February 2012
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Caution: Colonialist Charm Ahead: ‘Eclipse Series 30: Sabu!’

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 / 20 January 2012
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Dharohar Project, Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons: EP

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 / 20 December 2010
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‘Dreaming in Hindi’: Total Immersion, or Panicked Submersion?

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 / 20 September 2010