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Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

A Pakistan posting for an Indian diplomat is both a challenge and an opportunity of a lifetime. It is doubly...

31 Aug 2024 1:52 PM IST

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

I write this review with mixed feelings. I asked for this book, because Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay is such an...

31 Aug 2024 1:46 PM IST

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Hard-hitting is a mild word for this collection of short stories by Hindi author and playwright Swadesh...

31 Aug 2024 1:40 PM IST

Book Review | Gardens are a way of life in Delhi

Book Review | Gardens are a way of life in Delhi

Originally a ‘semi-desert’, the history of Delhi can be traced through its gardens. The very first trees planted...

3 Aug 2024 11:25 AM IST

Jadu seems destined to succeed. His mother, pregnant with him, survives a cobra bite, delivers him, and, in later years, delivers two more children, both girls, one of whom dies after a mysterious encounter with a fox . DC Image

Book Review | The '30s-born Bihari man's best life

Book Review | The '30s-born Bihari man's best life

13 July 2024 5:27 PM IST

Book Review | An Account of Life in the Hills of Ranikhet

Book Review | An Account of Life in the Hills of Ranikhet

Anuradha Roy’s first non-fiction work – an account of life in the hills of Ranikhet – blends memoir and nature-writing...

27 Dec 2025 1:07 PM IST

13 Books to Read in 2026

13 Books to Read in 2026

Here’s your guide to some of the new titles coming to your neighbourhood bookstore that will pique your interes

27 Dec 2025 1:06 PM IST

Book Review | A Quintet Of Successful Endings

Book Review | A Quintet Of Successful Endings

In truth, death pervades Eleventh Hour.

21 Dec 2025 5:54 AM IST

Book Review | Parama Aparna: The Cine-Lover’s Journey With Rinadi

Book Review | Parama Aparna: The Cine-Lover’s Journey With Rinadi

By then I knew that she acted with Utpal Dutt, The Man Who Was Next-to-God in theatre

21 Dec 2025 5:52 AM IST

Book Review | Eighteen Flavours Of Bombay

Book Review | Eighteen Flavours Of Bombay

Her parents, with the family due to shift to Goa, lie about why she’s shifting from her present school.

21 Dec 2025 5:49 AM IST

Book Review | Not Dole Dolls: Women Reward Schemes That Give Them Agency

Book Review | Not Dole Dolls: Women Reward Schemes That Give Them...

Tewari underscores that women generally respond to policies that ease everyday burdens and strengthen family well-being

13 Dec 2025 1:25 PM IST

Book Review | Power Plays for a New Global Age

Book Review | Power Plays for a New Global Age

A large part of the book is about the challenges the United States poses to India, despite a certain congruence in...

13 Dec 2025 1:22 PM IST