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Book Review: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich’s The Sentence is a vividly insightful exploration of the state of contemporary America, told through the lens of its...
Veda Jain
Jan 154 min read
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Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir
“Some thinkers say that history is a fiction, or that the fate of every living or non – living thing was set in stone millions or...
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Mar 18, 20244 min read
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The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
The Odyssey chronicles the journey of its eponymous protagonist’s return back to his home kingdom of Ithaca after the decade-long Trojan...
Veda Jain
Nov 4, 20214 min read
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Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
“I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then,” he added in a lower tone, “I ate my own wickedness.”
Veda Jain
Jun 16, 20214 min read
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
"I think the institutions of our democracy are wonderful things that right now are populated by some terrible people."
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Oct 24, 20204 min read
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The Portrait Of A Lady - Henry James
"If she would not do this, then she must do great things, she must do something greater."
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Aug 28, 20203 min read
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The West Wing (1999-2006)
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful individuals can change the world...It's the only thing that ever has."
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Jul 21, 20204 min read
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Sexism in Media: Bollywood
My relationship with the world of Bollywood is complicated to say the least. Some of my earliest memories consist of the TV blaring those...
Veda Jain
Jun 13, 20204 min read
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The Secret History - Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt, in her mere twenties, crafted this brilliant, well written novel, The Secret History, which shot into fame almost...
Veda Jain
May 13, 20205 min read
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