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Journey to Lhasa: The Diary of a Spy , By Sarat Chandra Das Speaking Tiger pp.265, Rs 350.

An intrepid Bengali teacher and his time in Tibet

The problem was that Tibet had closed its borders to all foreigners and the only people allowed in were Buddhist monks.

7 Jun 2019 1:29 AM IST

Kaifi Azmi: Poems | Nazms New & Selected Translations, Selected, introduced, edited and co-translated by sudeep sen Bloomsbury pp 222; Rs 499.

Investigating Kaifi Azmi's compelling life and words

The rhyming structure and tonal sub-variations in Urdu/Hindi is very finetuned, and often difficult to match in English.

7 Jun 2019 1:21 AM IST

A toast to friendship

The latest book of writer Ravinder Singh, hailed as King of Romance, is about friendship, not love.

6 Jun 2019 12:07 AM IST

An avid traveller, Supriyas work has been published across many national and international publications.

World of happiness & innocence

This collection of short stories for children teaches them the importance of love, kindness and compassion through...

6 Jun 2019 12:07 AM IST

The nine waves: the extraordinary story of indian cricket, By Mihir Bose Aleph, Rs 999.

How a single decision of Jawaharlal Nehru saved Indian cricket

This is further borne out by the dramatic change to the tour programme that the ICC made in that June 1950 meeting.

2 Jun 2019 3:01 AM IST

Side Effects of Living: An Anthology of Voices on Mental Health, Edited by Jhilmil Breckinridge and Namarita Kathait Women Unlimited, Rs 299.

No more shaming, no more silencing amplified minds

The survivors have not only lived to tell their tales, they have learnt to cope and lead relatively happy lives despite...

2 Jun 2019 2:55 AM IST

Three-time F1 champ faced death and lived to tell the tale

Delhi had been a previous world book capital in 2003 and our meeting was held on the sidelines of the Bogota Book Fair.

31 May 2019 1:47 AM IST

The Memory of Now By geet chaturvedi Translated by anita gopalan Anomalous Press pp.60, $12.

Seven shining jewels found in translation

Geet Chaturvedi already enjoys a wide reputation as being one of the foremost contemporary Hindi poets.

31 May 2019 1:45 AM IST

How Your Child Can Win in Life by Matthew Ragget, Publisher: juggernaut, pp.254, Rs 499

For that winning edge

What's lovely about the book is how it talks about how schools for the underprivileged are doing wonderful things.

31 May 2019 1:38 AM IST

Nanak Singh, Khooni Vaisakhi A Poem From The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919, translated by Navdeep Suri HarperCollins, Rs 299.

Witness account of one crimson summer

The book under review is on one such major historical event that set the stage for the Independence movement to gather...

26 May 2019 6:03 AM IST

Journeys: A Poets Diary, edited by Krishna Ramanujan and Guillermo Rodriguez Penguin: Hamish Hamilton, Rs 599.

A memoir that mind maps a creative genius

But poets generally tend to have their own unique and unpredictable style, one that is both charming and disarming.

26 May 2019 5:59 AM IST

Saikat Majumder The Scent of God, by Saikat Majumder, Publisher: Simon & Schuster pp.248, 499

The Unspeakable

Author and professor Saikat Majumder writes about relationships that are yet to be completely accepted by our...

23 May 2019 1:38 AM IST