Books
Book Review | A refreshingly original fiction on power of ragas
The short easy read is a mere 137 pages, but laudably, refreshingly original.
Book Review | Convention-bound aesthetic, too many subplots clutter up big picture
Historically significant characters flit in and out of the book.
Book Review | The Guantanamo trauma and Abu Zubaydah’s unbearable secrets
Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are two of the world’s best known investigative writers with several acclaimed books to their name.
Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open eyes
The special thing is that from the facts before him, Lambah has produced a new way of seeing.
Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine Villa...
Wajid puts her heroines through emotional turmoil. The writing is decent with good surprise twists in the plot that take the readers unaware
Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer
The credit for ‘discovering’ Krishnagopal Mallick goes to university professor and novelist Niladri R. Chatterjee
Book Review | Trump’s strong right arm packed a punch when it came to China
Pompeo admits that his China policy was not as successful as he might have hoped & maintains the efforts to contain China must be continued.
Book Review | Poignant trip across friendships, philosophies and ties that bind...
Wry humour runs in and out through the stories, lifting the mood, sometimes even in a macabre manner at a funeral!
Book Review | Stoically observing the faults and follies of India’s first ‘Teflon PM’
The challenge that Prabhakar faces is how to shame a government for its forgivable & unforgivable lapses because of its propaganda din.
Book Review | A sex worker’s son navigates his dilemmas in this compelling debut
It effortlessly covers a substantial part of history, and the lives of many people.