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Sinema: : The Bollywood Bungle of Andy Duggal by Vikram Singh Published by Speaking Tiger (2024) Sinema, filmmaker-scriptwriter Vikram Singh’s debut novel, gives us a bird’s-eye...

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Daiva: Discovering the Extraordinary World of Spirit Worship by K. Hari Kumar Published by Harpercollins India (2024) The pan-Indian phenomenon of Kantara resulted in a flood of...

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The Kidnapping of Mark Twain: A Bombay Mystery by Anuradha Kumar Published by Speaking Tiger (2023) I have a particular soft spot for fiction that borrows real...

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The Book Of Everlasting Things by Aanchal Malhotra Published by Harpercollins India (2022) The boy from the ittar shop meets the pistachio-eyed calligrapher- at first glance, this...

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KASHMIR UNDER 370 : A Personal History by J&K's Former Director General of Police by Mahendra Sabharwal and Manish Sabharwal Published by Juggernaut (2024) The...

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Phantom Lovers by Achala Moulik Published by Olive Turtle (2023) There is perhaps nothing as pyrrhic as romance, and those who persuade us of this speculation are...

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Chicanery by Timeri N. Murari Publisher: Niyogi Books (2024) Timeri N. Murari’s Chicanery unfolds as a political thriller set in a fictional republic that could easily...

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No one has any right to a woman’s body. No one owns her. She has the right to a life without fear- Rini Di in...

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Tom Gates #19: Random Acts of Fun by Liz Pichon Publisher: Scholastic UK (2021) This book, The 19th book in the Tom Gates series, is a funny...

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The Book of Blue by Atreyee Majumder Publisher: Red River (2024) “I find poems in my afternoon nap”. (“A New Poem”) There may not be a better description...

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Of Oppressor's Body & Mind by Yogesh Maitreya Publisher: Panther's Paw (2020) “Caste is not about birth but about growing up adapting to it. It is about...

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Mithun Number Two and Other Mumbai Stories by Jayant Kaikini Publisher: Eka (2024) There are so many stories written about Mumbai; and non-Mumbaikars cannot help but wonder...

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The Book Beautiful by Pradeep Sebastian Publisher: Hachette India (2023) The Book Beautiful- A memoir of collecting rare and fine books (TBB), at least on...

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Can't by Shinie Antony Publisher: Speaking Tiger (2024) This novel by Shinie Antony is about Nena, a deliciously odd woman in her seventies, who lives alone...

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A WARM, SPICY NOSTALGIA-CAKE STRAIGHT FROM CHENNAI— Review of Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments by Hema Sukumar Publisher: Coronet (2023) (This is a spoiler-free review) In...

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The Girl Who Kept Falling In Love by Rheea Mukherjee Publisher: Penguin (2023) ‘The Girl Who Kept Falling In Love’ is essentially the collage of the...

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Bangalore Blues by Kirtana Kumar Published: 2023 When you get hold of Bangalore Blues, the ‘lore’ printed in blue shouts for attention. The book aims to be...

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My reading journey began at the tender age of 3, when I would coerce my parents to read out pages from the Panchatantra (an...

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Last Among Equals: Power, Caste & Politics in Bihar’s Villages by M.R Sharan Publisher: Context (2021) Last Among Equals by M.R. Sharan is a riveting eye-opener on...

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Something Borrowed Something Blue by Nandita Bose Publisher: Rubric Publishing (2022) 'Something Borrowed Something Blue' comes in a hardback with hues of red, white and yellow against...

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