The Muslim Vanishes: A Play
The Muslim Vanishes: A Play
by Saeed Naqvi
Publisher: Penguin Vintage Books
In “The Muslim Vanishes”, renowned journalist Saeed Naqvi presents an intriguing premise, “What if...
Tears of the Begums: Stories of Survivors of the Uprising of...
Tears of the Begums: Stories of Survivors of the Uprising of 1857
by Khwaja Hasan Nizami, Translated by Rana Safvi
Publisher: Hatchette India
First published in 1922,...
The 7 Sins of Being a Mother
The 7 Sins of Being a Mother
by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
Publisher: Juggernaut (2021)
I read the seven sins of being a mother by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana....
Maithili and the Minotaur: Web of Woe
Maithili and the Minotaur: Web of Woe
by C.G Salamander and Rajiv Eipe
Publisher: Puffin (2021)
Whenever a blurb on the back of a children’s book says...
India, Bharat and Pakistan : The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched...
India, Bharat and Pakistan : The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilisation
by J. Sai Deepak
Publisher: Bloomsbury (2022)
In a discussion with the author–scientist Dr Anand...
The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy: A Doctor’s Memoir of a Deadly Medical...
The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy: A Doctor's Memoir of a Deadly Medical Crisis
by Dr. Kafeel Khan
Publisher: Pan Macmillan (2021)
I loved the book!
‘Darna ata nahi,
Chahe jitna...
Amma, Take Me to the Taj Mahal
AMMA, TAKE ME TO THE TAJ MAHAL
by Bhakti Mathur
Publisher: Puffin (2022)
Bhakti Mathur is a former banker who now juggles time between writing, yoga and...
Undertow
Undertow
by Jahnavi Barua
Publisher: Viking Penguin (2020)
“The city was to be shut down. Normal life was to be suspended.”
Jahnavi Barua’s Undertow begins with an uncanny...
The Zoo in My Backyard
The Zoo in My Backyard
by Usha Rajagopalan
Publisher: Manipal Universal Press (2020)
I read two stories in The Zoo in My Backyard and immediately...
Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers
Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers
by T.M Krishna
Publisher: Context (2020)
I first heard the title Sebastian and Sons when TM Krishna visited...
The Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra
The Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra
by Arupjyoti Saikia
Publisher: Oxford University Press (2019)
I was horrible at Geography in school. "Mark the Western Ghats...
The Alchemy of Secrets
The Alchemy of Secrets
by Priya Balasubramanian
Publisher: Tranquebar (2020)
When I was given a choice by Atta Galatta to select a book to review, the Bangalorean...
What’s Wrong with You, Karthik?
What's Wrong with You, Karthik?
by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
Publisher: Picador India (2020)
Journeys to oft beaten paths almost always offer us that deja vu, that familiarity but...
Hijab
Hijab
by Guruprasad Kaginele, translated from the Kannada by Pavan N. Rao
Publisher: Simon & Schuster India (2020)
My name is Guru. That is not my given...
Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation
Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation
Publisher: Harper Collins
Tara Kaushal
At the outset of “Why Men Rape” Tara Kaushal throws in a shocking revelation that...
Gravepyres School for the Recently Deceased
Gravepyres School for the Recently Deceased
by Anita Roy
Publisher: Red Panda
I am pretty sure that most students will find few of their classmates scarier than...
Bombay Balchao
Bombay Balchao
by Jane Borges
Publisher: Tranquebar (2019)
We’ve been told not to judge a book by its cover but when the cover is as animated as...
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
By Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Riverhead Books (2003)
The Kite Runner is a historical fiction written by Khaled Hosseini. Set in in the 70s in...
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
Publisher: HarperCollins UK (2017)
Gail Honeyman’s debut novel “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” is like the frenetic force of...