Freya Dasgupta

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Sing A Song Of Scrumptiousness

When Sawan Dutta, decided to combine two Bong loves—music and food—the result was bound to be an instant hit.

Oct 13, 2016

| Freya Dasgupta
The Soldier Who Never Killed

A new Mel Gibson film in the pipeline on Desmond Doss, who won America's highest military award without ever firing a shot.

Sep 05, 2016

| Freya Dasgupta
Violence Not A Lens To Judge Christianity By

Christianity and Islam have had bloody histories but one can’t hold a Muslim accountable for violating any ideal of non-retaliation or pacifism.

Aug 27, 2016

| Freya Dasgupta
Feminism And Other Challenges

It is not Lisa Hayden's fault that she doesn't want to be identified as a feminist. It is the world she grew up in.

May 27, 2016

| Freya Dasgupta
Diwali And The Boy In The Balcony

A pithy fable on the festival of light...

Nov 11, 2015

| Freya Dasgupta
Between Dreams And Reason

??Rushdie is at his fantastical best but the message he conveys through this allegorical novel is way too relevant. ?

Oct 19, 2015

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When A God Fell From Grace

Reading Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman left me rather unaffected and unmoved.

Jul 28, 2015

| Freya Dasgupta
Three Short Stories About Delhi

He smacks the man on the bicycle twice on his head. The man, probably in his late 40s, does not retaliate.

Jun 13, 2015

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Do Barfis And Jalebis Have A Religion?

What's the point of blaming the government if we treat fellow citizens and minorities with suspicion and distaste?

Mar 25, 2015

| Freya Dasgupta
Saraswati Puja In Times Of Self-Exile

It is only in Delhi's CR park market that I realise how much of Calcutta lives in me.

Jan 25, 2015

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