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Indian cricket is not under any kind of surveillance: Ex-Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar
The former BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit chief says that the Lodha and Mudgal Committees failed to formulate strategy to root out corruption from Indian cricket
A WhatsApp library for book lovers
ScribblersTribe creates an exclusive WhatsApp community for book lovers in India, to encourage sustained reading habits and meaningful discussions
Perumal Murugan’s Pyre makes it to International Booker prize longlist
After Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree became the first Indian writer to win the award, Murugan is the first Tamil writer to make it to the list
Maulana Azad remains more relevant today than ever: S. Irfan Habib
At the launch of Maulana Azad: A Life, historian and author S. Irfan Habib spoke about how the freedom fighter is relevant today more than ever and the importance of rekindling his idea of India
World Book Fair: Haven for young and old book lovers
The festival, held after two years, is hosting French, English, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi writers and books in many Indian languages
No comics relief
Comics are fading into oblivion as famous publishers and bookstores search alternatives while unique cafes blend them with food
Not quite fair
Delhi Book Fair returned to the Capital after three years but without the news-making Booker-winning two titles as stall owners lamented the low sales and turnout post pandemic
Bourgeois pleasure: Delhi’s Soviet-era bookstore
People’s Publishing House, which was established in 1947 and thronged by people till the mid-90s, has lost its sheen due to changed reading habits and the digital era
