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Chronicler of a divided reality

Chronicler of a divided reality

Today’s Pasts is a significant addition to the genre of writerly autobiographies in India. In the iconic first...

2 April 2016 9:50 PM IST

There are worse things in life than death

Robin Cook’s Host tells the story of Carl Vandermeer, a healthy, successful young lawyer, who injures his knee...

30 March 2016 1:40 AM IST

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A doctor with several incarnations

After a decade of having been a successful corporate lawyer, Arjun Nath decided to take up writing.

29 March 2016 10:53 PM IST

Ready to soar

The story of Jonathan — a jocular gent, a high IQ loser, a man who is full of high-flying ideas and most...

29 March 2016 10:51 PM IST

Pedalling dreams

Pedalling dreams

One of the primary pleasures of good literature is the way it immerses us in the lives of others. Mridula Koshy’s...

26 March 2016 8:06 PM IST

An intense affair with words

An intense affair with words

As if the book title wasn’t intriguing enough, the cover illustration (by Kriti Monga) floors one with its quaint...

26 March 2016 7:27 PM IST

Holistic lifestyle strikes hormonal balance

Winner of the nutrition award from Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Rujuta Divekar is one of the most sought after...

22 March 2016 11:00 PM IST

Paradox of choice

Kavita Kane recounts the story of the beautiful apsara, Menaka, who makes her life a series of options where she wins...

22 March 2016 10:58 PM IST

The immigrant book I’d been waiting for

The immigrant book I’d been waiting for

Making enthusiastic noises about books by Abeer Y. Hoque seems to be becoming quite a habit for me.

20 March 2016 6:08 AM IST

The desi Fu Manchu

The desi Fu Manchu

They should be the forget-me-nots in a perfect world. Unhappily, they aren’t. “Character actors”, an...

20 March 2016 5:56 AM IST

Deep Blue is fast-paced thriller

Deep Blue is fast-paced thriller

Since he first appeared in Sanibel Flats in 1990, Doc Ford, the hero of a series of thrillers by Randy Wayne White, has...

16 March 2016 2:40 AM IST

Goutam Ghose (left) with Nidhi Dugar (right)

On chronicling our dying professions

There are cities which still retain their old world charm, holding onto a frozen time and space, and then there are...

16 March 2016 2:38 AM IST