Azerbaijani novelist Akram Aylisli describes books as our 'salvation from the dirt of the outside world'. And so, here's a small selection of titles from the works I read in 2023.
From Zeenat Aman’s stunning Instagram debut to Sharmila Tagore’s comeback on the silver screen, these Bollywood legends showed the curtains never really came down for them.
Since Instagram launched Reels in 2020, songs and artistes have found the platform a route to viral fame, with some tracks being rediscovered years after their initial release.
While the summer months were defined by ‘favourite subject baingan’ and ‘mature bag’, early winter was ruled by ‘baithne ka tareeka thoda kazual hai’ and ‘just looking like a wow’.
Ibn Khaldun Bharati’s core claim—that Muslim resistance to ‘Vande Mataram’ reflects an unwillingness to merge into an “organic whole” with Hindus—ignores both historical context and religious concerns.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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