These shifting battlegrounds are without villains, for the killers take what they need and no more
16 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
The truth of fiction is different from the truth of history. It searches different registers, touches different chords
16 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
The other tragic story of neglect that is told through these writings is that of the teachers
09 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
While the stories are grisly, even horrific, Malik writes beautifully — like an angel — with imagination, craft and honesty
09 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
Hardit Singh Malik lived well past 90 and when he passed away, he still carried with him two bullets fired at him by a German fighter pilot
09 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
The ‘bloodthirsty hunter’ in the case was the well-known or notorious — depending on your point of view — hunter Nawab Shafath Ali Khan
03 Jul 2022 5:22 PM
Mauzo’s stories not just embrace unconventional themes, they also border on the bizarre, but the best thing is their open-endings
03 Jul 2022 5:11 PM
That night in April, however, was different. The caller, I have to say in hindsight, influenced the decision-making to a large extent
03 Jul 2022 5:02 PM
The conversation on climate change is ongoing. Direct in tone but not as powerful, the book adds little to that discourse
26 Jun 2022 12:19 AM
The acclaimed Tamil novel 'Pasitha Manidam', set in the Tamil heartland, is about human nature with its blemishes and beauty
26 Jun 2022 12:12 AM
The book is an annotated edition of parts of 33 long letters I wrote my parents between 1963 and 1964 during my stay in India
26 Jun 2022 12:06 AM
'Over the Edge' is like having an entire meal of short-eats or starters, each snack is fulfilling and tasty by itself
18 Jun 2022 11:56 PM
Excerpt from 'Rani Gaidinliu: Legendary Freedom Fighter from the Northeast'
18 Jun 2022 11:52 PM
Sinha preserves his voice in this work and deserves to be congratulated for presenting this literary gem to readers
18 Jun 2022 11:47 PM
A system developed to end corruption and ruin ironically ends in chaos
12 Jun 2022 2:48 PM
Banerjee’s Editor Missing manages to hold the mirror to Indian media
12 Jun 2022 2:45 PM
It’s a small book, sprinkled lightly with insight, with moments of intimacy and of honesty
12 Jun 2022 2:42 PM
Captivating photographs add value to this volume
05 Jun 2022 11:49 AM
While things fall apart during the course of the novel, they come together again in a manner that is a bit too pat.
05 Jun 2022 11:08 AM
This book is not a legal scrutiny of the unfair verdict
05 Jun 2022 10:46 AM