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Yuval Harari on Sapiens
Yuval Harari of Hebrew University and author of Sapiens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the history of humanity. Topics discussed include the move f…
Fiction: Samuel, a young magician, travels from India through London to a freezing Boston in 1816
An excerpt from ‘Hocus Pocus’, by Brinda Charry.
Former Intelligence officer AS Dulat turns to fiction: Ranjit Soni operates in strife-hit Srinagar
An excerpt from ‘Our Kind of Games’.
Short fiction: A young woman will find liberation by making handiya, a traditionally made rice beer
An excerpt from ‘Cast Out: Stories’, by Sucharita Dutta-Asane.






