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Sanghi readers: Ashwin Sanghi, the thriller writer who uses mythical settings to unravel mysteries, has found a powerful audience—politicians. The writer, who completed ten years in publishing, has released a box set of his Bharat series, complete with details of who has read him. The names include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who complimented him for his “wonderful service” for taking up Indian themes based on civilisational ethos, as well as Modi critic, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor | Illustration by Jairaj T.G.

The presidential battle: Barack and Michelle Obama have acquired the rights to Michael Lewis’s book The Fifth Risk, and speculation is rife that they are planning to adapt it into a Netflix series. They had formed a production company called Higher Ground Productions and inked a deal with Netflix in May. The book is about the federal agencies of energy, commerce and agriculture, and, ironically, about the transition of power from Obama to Trump. A former president trolling the current president with a Netflix show. Bring it on! | AP

Centre stage: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, the play by director and writer Deepan Sivaraman, was the only one from India to be staged at the recent Wuzhen festival in China. Set in Nazi Germany, it is an adaptation of a 1920 German film that created a furore for predicting the rise of Adolf Hitler as a ruthless dictator. Reviewers have compared the psychological thriller to the work of Alfred Hitchcock. High praise indeed!

Ladies first: Priyanka Chopra has not just found her Prince Charming, but she might help you find yours, too. At a dinner in New York last week, she launched the India arm of the dating company Bumble with its founder and CEO, Whitney Wolfe. Bumble is valued at $1 billion. Some call it the ‘feminist Tinder’ for its women-friendly features, including giving women the power to make the first move. Chopra is now an investor in the company and its brand ambassador for India. If you want to know what a world ruled by women looks like, log in to the dating app and start ‘Bumbling’ | PTI

Taking home the trophy: Senior special correspondent of THE WEEK Namrata Biji Ahuja has been awarded the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2018 for her exclusive story on the parallel government run by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah). The on-ground report has contributed to a better understanding of the Naga issue, the India chapter of the International Press Institute said in a statement. The decision was made unanimously by a jury headed by Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general of India. Ahuja will be presented with Rs2 lakh, a trophy and citation | Sanjay Ahlawat