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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    The Red Car

    25 January 2026

    Sharika Nair — Excerpt: “Mama, can you buy me a new car? A new red car?”

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    True Crime and Other Side Effects

    25 January 2026

    Jiel Narvekar — Excerpt: Mona had resolved to solve this mystery with or without Ricky.

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    Know Your Place! — A True Story

    18 January 2026

    Joy Dillon — Excerpt: Know where you is, and especially where you going in this world! I begging you, from the bottom of my heart!

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    Vicky Walrus

    18 January 2026

    Selina Sheth — Excerpt: ‘Fast Wheels! Great Meals! Best Deals!’ So promises The Walrus.

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  • ASAP Corner - Books

    Gather Round, It’s Katha Time: Review of Sumitra Singam’s Mother Karma, A Novella-in-Flash

    18 January 2026

    Nina Miller — Excerpt: Mother Karma by Sumitra Singam is a novella-in-flash that deftly weaves the story of a migrant family with moments from the Ramayana, mirroring the unfolding narrative.

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