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Will you be this year’s ‘April fish’? Businesses have a long history of using April Fools’ Day to try and prank us all
Will you be this year’s ‘April fish’? Businesses have a long history of using April Fools’ Day to try and prank us all
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 10:18 AM IST
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The definition of theatre plays is different for me: Waman Kendre
Dignitaries like Monika Singh – curator of the Deccan Literature Festival, Jairam Kulkarni, and Manoj Thakur – directors of the Dakani Adab Foundation, and others were also present on the occasion
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 05:24 AM IST
Goad idea: Why get angry when you can laugh about it?
Online spats, tweet storms, IRL taunts. Jokes land faster than jibes, humour can defuse tension. Lighten up, please?
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 03:15 PM IST
Karishma Kuenzang
International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2023: Date, history, significance
International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2023: Here's all you need to know about date, history, significance and celebration of International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Published on Sep 18, 2023 02:35 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
Interview: Manish Gaekwad, author, The Last Courtesan – “My mother and I were accomplices in this”
The genre of memoir was the best way to tell Rekhabai's story because she wanted to share her life in her own voice and not through another narrator. She wanted to be honest and truthful, and the memoir allowed her to do that. The process of writing the memoir was enjoyable and brought the author and Rekhabai closer together. Rekhabai would have been thrilled about the book's reception and the attention it is getting. The cover of the book features a picture of Rekhabai performing her routine as a dancer. The process of listening to Rekhabai's life story did not alter the author's relationship with the various places in India that the story unfolds in. The author's experience as a screenwriter influenced the narrative choices made in the book, but the prospect of selling movie rights did not influence how it was written. While working on the book, the author read various books including The Book of Disquiet and Fictions. If the book were to be made into a movie, the author would choose Tripti Dimri to play Rekhabai. Some depictions of courtesans in Indian cinema and literature that stood out for the author include Sardari Begum and Umrao Jaan Ada. The author believes that the stereotype of the tawaif as a sex-worker needs to be more informed. The author responds to gay men who romanticize the lives of courtesans by saying that if they find comfort and expression in courtesan-ship, why not? The author is currently working on a book about their own growing up years in the kotha and a rom-com film script.
Updated on Sep 01, 2023 08:13 PM IST