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The tomb of Sha-Za-Fa
By Salil Tripathi
BOOK EXTRACT: A writer in search of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s tomb in Burma.
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The importance of being honest
By Siddharth Dube
BOOK EXTRACT: A gay man comes out to his father in 1980s India.
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Mourning, memory and resistance in Pakistan
By Nosheen Ali
A tribute to Sabeen Mahmud.
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Bad trouble man
By Onaiza Drabu
What does a 19th-century Ladakhi pony herder’s autobiography look like?
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The novelist’s canvas
By Nauman Khalid
In conversation with novelist Kamila Shamsie
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The task of writing
By Fehmida Zakeer
In conversation with Bangladeshi writer Farah Ghuznavi.
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Rajapaksa defeated in presidential election
By The Editors
A look at our recent coverage of Sri Lankan politics.
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Comments
Small price for a story
Benji, 20 November 2019
Exquisitely sensitive observations there. Loved your story!
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Ken Gamston, 19 November 2019
Capt Overend is on the very fringe of my tree and I have been researching him life for some time. Believe me, his real story is 10 times more interes...
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Anusha Nandakumar, 11 November 2019
I happened to come across this article and thoroughly enjoyed reading it! :)
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