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The arrival of Aptos and the fuss about fonts
Art, Internet Vangmayi Parakala 4/6/24 Art, Internet Vangmayi Parakala 4/6/24

The arrival of Aptos and the fuss about fonts

Microsoft’s Aptos has stirred debates about font preferences. Why does the look of lettering matter so much?

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Pankaj Garg: Objectifying everyday
Profile Vangmayi Parakala 11/18/23 Profile Vangmayi Parakala 11/18/23

Pankaj Garg: Objectifying everyday

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The case for a queer history month
Human Interest, Essays Vangmayi Parakala 10/28/23 Human Interest, Essays Vangmayi Parakala 10/28/23

The case for a queer history month

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Westland's Gautam Padmanabhan: The comeback man
Profile Vangmayi Parakala 7/28/23 Profile Vangmayi Parakala 7/28/23

Westland's Gautam Padmanabhan: The comeback man

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Profile Vangmayi Parakala 4/23/23 Profile Vangmayi Parakala 4/23/23

Why the Anglophone reader should know the work of Tamil writer Jeyamohan

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Human Interest, Profile Vangmayi Parakala 4/8/23 Human Interest, Profile Vangmayi Parakala 4/8/23

Rajkamal Prakashan's Ashok Maheshwari: The legacy builder

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Enter, tastefluencer: The rise of a curator economy
Human Interest, Internet, Youth Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 2/18/23 Human Interest, Internet, Youth Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 2/18/23

Enter, tastefluencer: The rise of a curator economy

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Victory City review: A grand historical, Rushdie style
Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 2/10/23 Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 2/10/23

Victory City review: A grand historical, Rushdie style

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The startling originality of Shehan Karunatilaka
Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 11/5/22 Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 11/5/22

The startling originality of Shehan Karunatilaka

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Free speech is the biggest value I believe in: Orhan Pamuk
Book Reviews, Interviews Vangmayi Parakala 10/14/22 Book Reviews, Interviews Vangmayi Parakala 10/14/22

Free speech is the biggest value I believe in: Orhan Pamuk

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Why wordless books for children are getting better, popular
Literary Culture, Art Vangmayi Parakala 9/26/22 Literary Culture, Art Vangmayi Parakala 9/26/22

Why wordless books for children are getting better, popular

Wordless books, a specialised segment within picture books for children, are being seen as aids to visual literacy, not held back by language barriers

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Essays, Youth Culture Vangmayi Parakala 9/24/22 Essays, Youth Culture Vangmayi Parakala 9/24/22

Roger Federer: Growing up with the champion's champion

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How daily objects tell the history of India
Human Interest Vangmayi Parakala 8/13/22 Human Interest Vangmayi Parakala 8/13/22

How daily objects tell the history of India

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Is this the big moment for Indian writing in translation?
Reported Features, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 5/22/22 Reported Features, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 5/22/22

Is this the big moment for Indian writing in translation?

A Hindi novel may win the International Booker this year. But an ecosystem that encourages translations is yet to emerge. Will this finally change?

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Possessing more than one language has never harmed anyone: Geetanjali Shree
Interviews, Literary Culture, Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 4/15/22 Interviews, Literary Culture, Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 4/15/22

Possessing more than one language has never harmed anyone: Geetanjali Shree

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The appeal of analogue photography
Photography, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 2/26/22 Photography, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 2/26/22

The appeal of analogue photography

Tired of digital, film-photo enthusiasts in India are coming together to bring back shooting slowly and with intent

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With 'Run and Hide', writer Pankaj Mishra returns as a novelist
Book Reviews, Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 2/19/22 Book Reviews, Interviews, Literary Culture Vangmayi Parakala 2/19/22

With 'Run and Hide', writer Pankaj Mishra returns as a novelist

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Literary Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 11/28/21 Literary Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 11/28/21

Where is the big covid-19 novel?

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Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 8/31/21 Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 8/31/21

The Illuminated: Finely rendered study of grief offset by predictable politics

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Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 8/31/21 Book Reviews Vangmayi Parakala 8/31/21

Mapping Love: Editing fails Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's debut novel

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