Jabberwock

"It seems very pretty," she said, "but it's rather hard to understand."

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Friday, March 06, 2026

My unexpected life in quizzing continues...

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Last week saw another solidly conducted pub quiz by whysoQrious (Adittya Nath Mubaiyi and Mudita Chauhan-Mubayi), this being the inaugural (...
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Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Snippets: another fine 1940s noir

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A few weeks ago I had a very good time watching the 1948 noir Sorry, Wrong Number (adapted from a successful radio play by Lucille Fletcher)...
Monday, March 02, 2026

A breathless tribute to a goofy young genius

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Fin de Cinema . The end of cinema. Here is Jean-Luc Godard (as played by Guillaume Marbeck) in the last scene of Richard Linklater’s Nouvell...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Buddhist relics at Qila Rai Pithora

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Images from the Qila Rai Pithora complex: both the park, which has been a favourite walking space for me for around 15 years (it’s a five-mi...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Perchance to dream: grieving parents in Hamnet and Train Dreams (and other films)

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(My latest Economic Times column. I only touch briefly here on the haunting Train Dreams, which is probably my favourite of the award-season...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Experiencing a whole new world at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary

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I had a tremendous time at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) over the weekend – thanks largely to the company and guidan...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Quick thoughts on Hamnet (and Hamlet)

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Much to unpack after watching Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet last night (followed by some stimulating discussion today with friends on my film groups)...
Monday, February 09, 2026

Machismo, lightness, gentleness, and the spaces in between – another Sholay essay

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(I have written a lot about Sholay over the years – more than I ever should have – but when Frontline magazine asked me to do a piece for t...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Short review: I Met a Man Who Wasn't There

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Arunava Sinha celebrated his 100th book as a translator recently, a staggering achievement even for someone whose work ethic many of us hav...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Calcutta photos: the Alipore Jail, the lake, friends, and an old dog

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I made a very brief trip to Calcutta, mainly to attend my friend Shamya’s sessions around the Ritwik Ghatak book at the Kolkata Literary Me...
Friday, January 23, 2026

At Jantar Mantar, for the dogs

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(From my occasional sharing of a few things I had only put on Instagram and/or FB earlier) Jantar Mantar was buzzing on the afternoon of Jan...
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