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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 | 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

Book Review | A Flashlit Mosaic of Mystery & Memory

Book Review | A Flashlit Mosaic of Mystery & Memory

All I can say is the book is part domestic drama, part historical fiction, and wholly compelling in its exploration of...

13 Dec 2025 1:18 PM IST

Book Review | A Travelogue of Life Amidst Silence

Book Review | A Travelogue of Life Amidst Silence

Learning from Silence is a travelogue of sorts, as much internal as external

6 Dec 2025 1:45 PM IST

Book Review | Political Thriller Set Amidst Dhakas Descent Into Chaos

Book Review | Political Thriller Set Amidst Dhaka's Descent Into Chaos

Despite its analytical heft, the book remains, at heart, a thriller. Lean, well-paced, and alive with the hum of urgency

6 Dec 2025 1:43 PM IST

Book Review | City on the Brink, Scantly Imagined

Book Review | City on the Brink, Scantly Imagined

There are times when this works to good effect, as in Majumdar’s previous novel where we follow a PT teacher as he...

6 Dec 2025 1:42 PM IST

Book Review | Lost souls of The INA

Book Review | Lost souls of The INA

The book is a fine compendium of dates, data and details. One also realises the change as Subhas Bose emerged on stage

29 Nov 2025 1:26 PM IST