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Kamas Last Sutra by Trisha Das, Harper Collins, Rs 299

Modern sexual aesthetics meet ancient India

Light, breezy and witty, Kama's Last Sutra is an enjoyable book to curl up with.

23 Dec 2018 1:01 AM IST

Reshma Qureshi with Tania Singh (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

When giving up is not an option

Being Reshma' is a book about by a young girl who rose from being just a victim of an acid-attack.

23 Dec 2018 12:57 AM IST

Kartikeya and His Battle with the Soul Stealer by Usha Narayanan, Penguin Random, House, Rs 299

Battle between Kartikeya and Surapadma

The child, Kartikeya, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, struggling with the mysteries of life.

16 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut, Rs 325.

A #MeToo story, but not exactly sparkling

Anshu, the heroine, is a strong woman, a successful businessperson, a woman who's been through pain and loss.

16 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

Chinese currency notes: The yuan

A wake-up call on the growing threat to India from China

The Chinese threat has not receded and the Chinese leadership still looks to Mao for guidance, the author argues.

14 Dec 2018 12:34 AM IST

Shaping young minds

Sudha Murty has built a repository of literature to celebrate mythology.

13 Dec 2018 12:26 AM IST

Patrick de Witt

All manner of tragedies

Much like his acclaimed 2011 novel, The Sisters Brothers, though, this latest book too is haunted by death.

13 Dec 2018 12:25 AM IST

The Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales about Rama and Krishna by Sudha Murty, Penguin Random House, Rs 250

Why are Vishnu's avatars, Ram and Krishna, opposites?

Krishna married eight women and gave protection to 16,100 women.

9 Dec 2018 12:58 AM IST

Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal by Parvati Sharma, Juggernaut, Rs 599

The many shades of Jehangir, a quirky Emperor

The third Mughal Emperor, Akbar the Great, built an empire which grew so large and so rich that it might have toppled...

9 Dec 2018 12:57 AM IST

An honorary invitee, Re Parker is swept into a torrent of mystery and intrigue when the HOD of the rune department Prof Heinz drops dead

Book review: Voice of the Runes by Manjiri Prabhu, chilling tale of...

Author cleverly captures readers' imagination all the while dropping hints at what maybe that what everything really...

8 Dec 2018 2:11 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He was clearly a man in a hurry,' claims new book on Narendra Modi

Creative Disruptor - The Maker of New India is written by former Organiser editor R Balashankar.

7 Dec 2018 10:16 AM IST

India and Pakistan: Neighbours at Odds by Avtar Singh Bhasin Bloomsbury pp 538, Rs 599

End hostilities, antagonism to live in peace

The book is a valuable addition to the literature on India Pakistan relations.

7 Dec 2018 4:54 AM IST