Books
Book Excerpt | Silloo, able wife of Sam Manekshaw
Silloo became the quintessential army wife, stepping up to wear the boots and keeping the home fires burning while her husband was away
Gorgeous, authentic book of records!
The Limca Book of Records 2024 marks the completion of 34 years of LBR
Book Review | Roman lives curiously radiate that sinking feeling
Jhumpa Lahiri is an acquired taste
Book Review | Heady Mughal thriller combines intrigue and art
There’s a good story here. With a little more research, much more depth, and mature telling, it could have been a masterpiece
Book Excerpt | India’s growth story diverges from the pan-Asian narrative
Excerpted with permission of the publisher from 'Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future'
Book Review | Spectres and spirits of Bengal past
Sucheta Dasgupta has carefully selected and translated six of Mukhopadhyay's stories in the folk/fairy tale and fantasy genre
A Man from Motihari, A lyrical tale of love, loss and breaking boundaries
Like Patna Blues, the writer’s earlier novel, the writing is unpretentious and evocative
Book Review | Of crookedness, conscience and a spoofy tour of Harlem
Carney is determined to beg, steal, or borrow, but none of his friends or old contacts in the criminal world can help
Book Review | Ode to Bollywood, memory and the power of cinema
A Bollywood State of Mind is a biography punctuated and headlined, quite literally, by Hindi film titles, songs, trivia, and dialogues
Book Excerpt | Pranab: How I had worked with Indira, Sonia, Manmohan Singh
I felt that while Dr Singh might not have been as aggressive as Pranab in voicing his opinions