News Muncher - searching for chronicler

1 week, 1 day ago

M.T. Vasudevan Nair: The Chronicler of Kerala’s Inner Conflicts

Published : Jan 08, 2025 10:31 IST - 9 MINS READ He was officially M.T. But then, there was the hint of a pilgrimage when you “dropped in” on MT, earlier at his office in Mathrubhumi where he was editor of its weekly magazine, and later at his home “Sitara” which a narrow alleyway in the town led to, or, …

Film Kerala Malayalam End Nair Read Writer

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Best books of 2024

Deccan Chronicle

Columnists and book critics of the Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle give their verdict on the titles that left an impression or otherwise made an impact. Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr is a senior journalist and columnist SHREYA SEN-HANDLEY I put William Dalrymple’s The Golden Road on my Christmas wishlist this year, and sure enough, Santa delivered! Shreya Sen-Handley is an …

India Books Gaza Book James Rushdie Read

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Notable deaths of 2024

Raw Story

by Raphaëlle PICARD / Janet MCEVOY From Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to British actress Maggie Smith and US music titan Quincy Jones, here are some of 2024's most notable deaths. - February - - 4: HAGE GEINGOB, Namibia's President and its first post-independence prime minister, aged 82 - 9: ROBERT BADINTER, France's former justice minister who ended capital punishment in …

British French President Maggie Smith Quincy Jones Notable Deaths

4 weeks ago

Ann Hui: Hong Kong’s steadfast chronicler

Live Mint

Ann Hui has made nearly 30 films, has won Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards a record six times, and been given the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival and the Berlinale Camera Award. One of Asia’s most prolific filmmakers and a pioneer of the Hong Kong New Wave movement, her films have themes …

Vietnam Film Hong Kong Japanese Chinese Kong Hong

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Payal Kapadia: The chronicler of dreams

India Today

Seated in One World Centre, a 20-storeyed glass monolith darting out of Lower Parel’s busy skyline in Mumbai, filmmaker Payal Kapadia finds herself in a flux, a lot like the characters in her films. was sidelined for Laapataa Ladies because the all-male committee at the Film Federation of India felt Kapadia’s film did not feel like “Indian cinema”. Kapadia recalls …

Festival India Film Mumbai Indian Filmmaker Kapadia

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Modi releases stamp to mark 100 years of HT, speaks about govt’s mantra

Hindustan Times

The journey of 100 years traversed by Hindustan Times is historic and this experience can help build a developed India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the occasion and showcased his road map to imprint India’s stamp on the 21st century. Delivering the inaugural address at the 22nd Hindustan Times …

India Freedom Kashmir Gandhi Country Bjp 100

2 months ago

Voices of Sanity: A Review of Our City That Year by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell

The Hindu

Published : Nov 11, 2024 22:45 IST - 4 MINS READ Geetanjali Shree acquired well-deserved international recognition when she was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her novel Tomb of Sand, translated by Daisy Rockwell from the Hindi original, Ret Samadhi. In Our City That Year, a recently published translation by Rockwell of Shree’s second novel, Hamara Shahar …

India Partition Hindu Communal Novel Our City Shruti

Taylor Swift’s Business Savvy Flies in the Face of Modern Marketing

Bloomberg

This is the business acceleration we all dream of: a product, popular enough from the get-go 18 years ago, compounding its market each year without fading, suddenly sparking a volume of sales, across sub-products, to have people speculate on its macroeconomic effect. It’s the acceleration you are curious about when you find yourself wearing lettered bracelets, knowing more of her …

Swift Sheffield

2 months, 1 week ago

Why insiders say Melania Trump could be the first 'part-time First Lady' and may not even move back to the White House

Daily Mail

As Donald Trump stood before a raucous crowd of supporters on Tuesday night, basking in his thumping election victory and thanking his family and campaign staff, one of his tributes sent eyebrows twitching. Melania has been near-invisible for the entire 2024 race, which raises the burning question: What will this most reluctant First Lady's second term look like? Meanwhile, Melania …

Trump White House New York Washington Donald Term Public

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mike Thomas on co-writing a new Johnny Carson biography

NPR

Mike Thomas on co-writing a new Johnny Carson biography ED MCMAHON: And now, ladies and gentlemen, here's Johnny. THOMAS: I think Johnny Carson was - as the great Bill Carter, the chronicler of late night recently called him - probably the biggest star on television ever. THOMAS: We see Johnny immediately sensing what has gone awry and preventing Ed Ames …

Way Think Know Lot Bill Host Thomas

3 months ago

What happens when humans confront a form of nature with no rational order?

LA Times

Detail of Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” The world in Jeff Vandermeer’s novel “Absolution” reminded the reviewer of the chaos found in Bosch’s painting. In the disparate fields of biology and literature, intellectuals reached back to Latin to fashion new words such as “genus” and “genre.” In “Absolution,” Jeff VanderMeer has written a book that defies stultified notions …

Nature Earth Book Form Human Jeff Vandermeer Southern Reach

5 months ago

Letters to The Editor — August 12, 2024

The Hindu

The Hindenburg allegations If proved right, the allegations by Hindenburg Research against the Chairperson of India’s stock market regulator ‘for having stakes in an obscure offshore entity’ will further undermine the already deteriorating trust that a common man has in the government and financial dealings. Rohith Varon S.S., Chennai There’s no smoke without fire or where there’s smoke there’s fire. …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu on Books newsletter: remembering pt nair, ‘barefoot’ chronicler of Calcutta; talking to brinda karat and more

The Hindu

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. In reviews, we talk to Brinda Karat about her monograph on women, violence and Hindutva, we read Alpa Shah’s book on the Bhima Koregaon-accused, and writers, artists, and activists reflect why fair and inclusive representation of queer identity in Indian literature continues to be a distant dream and what they …

Women Pride Month Books Violence Case Hindu Calcutta

7 months, 1 week ago

Saving endangered tree frog

China Daily

Poster of Wang Ningjing's short film, Immaculate. Wang Ningjing's film documents her journey to find and protect the endangered Chinese immaculate tree frog, highlighting the fragile interdependence between humans and nature. The documentary follows Wang's journey to find the Chinese immaculate tree frog, or Dryophytes immaculatus, a species native to China that is now on the brink of extinction. This …

Nature Wildlife Film China Chinese Wang Immaculate

7 months, 1 week ago

Saving endangered tree frog

China Daily

Poster of Wang Ningjing's short film, Immaculate. Wang Ningjing's film documents her journey to find and protect the endangered Chinese immaculate tree frog, highlighting the fragile interdependence between humans and nature. The documentary follows Wang's journey to find the Chinese immaculate tree frog, or Dryophytes immaculatus, a species native to China that is now on the brink of extinction. This …

Nature Wildlife Film China Chinese Wang Immaculate

8 months ago

When Meghalaya sings | Anurag Banerjee’s ‘The Songs of Our People’ documents his homeland through its musicians

The Hindu

The best documentary photographers can make sounds and smells come alive in their frames. A Shillong boy, the Mumbai-based photographer grew up listening to Meghalaya’s diverse musical traditions — from indigenous stories to rock, reggae and rap. “In the years I have spent outside Shillong, the first comment that people would make upon finding out where I was from would …

Music Meghalaya State Book Musicians Banerjee Shillong

9 months, 1 week ago

Movie Review: Ken Loach, longtime chronicler of social ills, seeks a hopeful note in ‘The Old Oak’

Hindustan Times

In so many ways, TJ Ballantyne is a classic Ken Loach hero: a working-class, middle-aged man trying to simply eke out a dignified living, but meeting obstacles at each turn — a victim of unforgiving social realities that leave people like him in the dust. HT Image Like many of these Loach protagonists, TJ can't get a break — even …

Old Syrian Town Oak Yara Loach

9 months, 1 week ago

Movie Review: Ken Loach, longtime chronicler of social ills, seeks a hopeful note in ‘The Old Oak’

Associated Press

In so many ways, TJ Ballantyne is a classic Ken Loach hero: a working-class, middle-aged man trying to simply eke out a dignified living, but meeting obstacles at each turn — a victim of unforgiving social realities that leave people like him in the dust. Like many of these Loach protagonists, TJ can’t get a break — even from gravity, …

Old Syrian Town Oak Yara Loach

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bridgerton's Third Season Promises Romance and Intrigue

Deccan Chronicle

Bridgerton continues to captivate audiences with its irresistible blend of romance and intrigue. Shonda Rhimes' masterful creation, set in the enchanting world of Regency romance, is a delightful mix of passion, wit, and charm.In the upcoming third season, viewers eagerly anticipate the blossoming love story between Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton. Despite their longstanding friendship, Colin has never considered Penelope …

Romance Bridgerton

1 year ago

Towering determination of pagoda chronicler

China Daily

Liuhe Pagoda in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. More than a decade ago, ancient pagoda enthusiast Wu Kai was looking for a book that systematically and comprehensively detailed the total number and locations of the pagodas, and provided introductions with good-quality photos. "Ancient Chinese people tended to build large-scale structures, but not tall buildings, and the pagoda was the only tall building …

Chinese Pagoda Pagodas

1 year ago

Towering determination of pagoda chronicler

China Daily

Liuhe Pagoda in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. More than a decade ago, ancient pagoda enthusiast Wu Kai was looking for a book that systematically and comprehensively detailed the total number and locations of the pagodas, and provided introductions with good-quality photos. "Ancient Chinese people tended to build large-scale structures, but not tall buildings, and the pagoda was the only tall building …

Chinese Pagoda Pagodas

1 year ago

Chef Bimba Nayak, proud flag-bearer of the Pathare Prabhu community’s food traditions

The Hindu

For Bimba Nayak, one of the greatest ‘gifts’ her parents could bestow on her 70 years ago is her rather unique name. A shortened version of pratibimba or reflection, Nayak feels her name serves as a constant reminder of her position in Maharashtra’s Pathare Prabhu micro community. “I feel that attempts like the various pop-ups and food festivals that I …

Community Nayak Prabhu Bimba Nayak Pathare Prabhu Pathare Food Traditions

1 year, 1 month ago

Dakhni suffuses campaign in Hyderabad with earthy mirth and impishness

The Hindu

HYDERABAD As election campaigns cutting across party lines in Telangana heat up, the jibes have become blunter, the swipes harder, and verbal skirmishes sharper. At another public meeting, it was Mr. KTR’s father and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao who chided a member of the public for interrupting him, and called him a fool in Dakhni. Criticising the Opposition …

Hyderabad Telangana Reddy Urdu Owaisi Dakhni

1 year, 3 months ago

The Israel-based chronicler of a West Bank tragedy reflects on a ‘dehumanizing’ week

LA Times

Nathan Thrall, Israel-based author of “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama,” discusses what it feels like to witness “the worst kind of failure” on the part of the government. Nathan Thrall’s latest book is “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama.” Well, there is a flattening of Gaza going on right now. Next Book Club After two …

Books Gaza Israel Los Angeles Hamas Palestinians Israeli

Filters

Search results for chronicler

M.T. Vasudevan Nair: The Chronicler of Kerala’s Inner Conflicts

Best books of 2024

Notable deaths of 2024

Ann Hui: Hong Kong’s steadfast chronicler

Payal Kapadia: The chronicler of dreams

Modi releases stamp to mark 100 years of HT, speaks about govt’s mantra

Voices of Sanity: A Review of Our City That Year by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell

Taylor Swift’s Business Savvy Flies in the Face of Modern Marketing

Why insiders say Melania Trump could be the first 'part-time First Lady' and may not even move back to the White House

Mike Thomas on co-writing a new Johnny Carson biography

What happens when humans confront a form of nature with no rational order?

Letters to The Editor — August 12, 2024

The Hindu on Books newsletter: remembering pt nair, ‘barefoot’ chronicler of Calcutta; talking to brinda karat and more

Saving endangered tree frog

Saving endangered tree frog

When Meghalaya sings | Anurag Banerjee’s ‘The Songs of Our People’ documents his homeland through its musicians

Movie Review: Ken Loach, longtime chronicler of social ills, seeks a hopeful note in ‘The Old Oak’

Movie Review: Ken Loach, longtime chronicler of social ills, seeks a hopeful note in ‘The Old Oak’

Bridgerton's Third Season Promises Romance and Intrigue

Towering determination of pagoda chronicler

Towering determination of pagoda chronicler

Chef Bimba Nayak, proud flag-bearer of the Pathare Prabhu community’s food traditions

Dakhni suffuses campaign in Hyderabad with earthy mirth and impishness

The Israel-based chronicler of a West Bank tragedy reflects on a ‘dehumanizing’ week