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Cover photo of Memsahibs: British Women in Colonial India by Ipshita Nath (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | The Memsahib among Indians, her burden' and her doubts

Book Review of 'Memsahibs: British Women in Colonial India' by Ipshita Nath

6 Nov 2022 1:52 AM IST

Cover photo of The Bellboy by Anees Salim (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | When innocence meets adversity and cliques clash with...

Review of 'The Bellboy' by Anees Salim

30 Oct 2022 1:39 AM IST

Cover photo of Crooked Cats: Beastly Encounters in the Anthropocene by Nayanika Mathur (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Climate change and evolution of the crooked' cat

Review of 'Crooked Cats: Beastly Encounters in the Anthropocene' by Nayanika Mathur

30 Oct 2022 1:37 AM IST

Cover photo of Dangerous Pursuits by Suniti Namjoshi (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Fables study climate, capital and the flawed beauty of...

Dangerous Pursuits demonstrates the writer's depth of thought and breadth of skill. We float effortlessly from satire...

23 Oct 2022 1:36 AM IST

Cover photo of The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises by Shehan Karunatilaka (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Discoveries from the desk of a Booker winner

These stories remind us of the author of the DSC Prize winning Chinaman and the Booker Prize winning The Seven Moons of...

23 Oct 2022 1:21 AM IST

This is perhaps the first book on this subject which examines the relevant clauses of the Karachi ceasefire agreement of 1949 and its applicability to this region. By Arrangement

Book Review | How India got Hodgson's Line erased and won the race to...

The result is that the book reads like a thriller and will thus appeal to a wide audience

15 Oct 2022 10:53 PM IST

Finally having got asylum in Germany, with her mother, Mohammadi and her own siblings, this extraordinary woman has managed to render her astonishing story on paper for people around the world who wish to look behind the Talibans Iron Curtain. By Arrangement

Book Review | Zarifa's compelling story rips Taliban's Iron Curtain

Zarifa's childhood memories consist of watching videos with the volume turned off and curtains drawn

15 Oct 2022 10:49 PM IST

The only tension points seem to be examsnot the exams themselves, but how to persuade professors to let them sit for them despite falling far short of the mandatory 75 per cent attendance. By Arrangement

Book Review | Jaunty campus novel full of college jokes

The action takes place at Bhagwandas, a hostel for male law students at Banaras Hindu University

15 Oct 2022 10:47 PM IST

Cover photo of Challenges to a Liberal Polity by M. Hamid Ansari (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Missed chance to bring nuance to the conversation on...

Review of 'Challenges to a Liberal Polity' by M. Hamid Ansari

9 Oct 2022 1:23 AM IST

Cover photo of C: A Novel by Anupama Raju (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | An unconventional debut that still misses the plot

Review of 'C: A Novel' by Anupama Raju

9 Oct 2022 1:18 AM IST

Cover photo of Evil at the Core By Vinquita Romaine (Photo by arragement)

Book Review | Crime pays for this British-Indian author

Review of 'Evil at the Core' By Vinquita Romaine

9 Oct 2022 1:09 AM IST

Cover photo of These Errors Are Correct By Jeet Thayil (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Grief in verse, portrayed arrestingly

Review of 'These Errors Are Correct' By Jeet Thayil

2 Oct 2022 1:17 AM IST