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Cover image of the book Love Marriage by Monica Ali. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Warm and funny portrayal of the strifes that bind

While things fall apart during the course of the novel, they come together again in a manner that is a bit too pat.

5 Jun 2022 11:08 AM IST

Cover image of the book Why Do You Fear My Way So Much? Poems and Letters from Prison by G.N. Saibaba. (Twitter)

Book Review | G.N. Saibaba's testimony of agony and hope

This book is not a legal scrutiny of the unfair verdict

5 Jun 2022 10:46 AM IST

Cover image of the book Diamonds Are Forever, So Are Morals By Govind Dholakia. (By Arrangement)

Book review | Diamantaire's fragmentary memoir tells of his resolve &...

Diamonds are Forever, however, has its appeal despite its shortcomings

29 May 2022 6:26 AM IST

NewsCover Image of the book Who Is a Parsi? By Prochy Mehta. (Twitter)

Book review | Women need the facts on how to identify a Parsi

The DNA ancestry report of Parsis in India differs considerably from those of Iranians and Iranian Zoroastrians, reveals...

29 May 2022 1:37 AM IST

Cover image of the book Whole Numbers and Half Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us about Modern India by Rukmini S. (Twitter)

Book Review | Why the hardest' journalism is exactly what matters most

Rather than fix our data collection problems, the pandemic only made them worse

29 May 2022 12:49 AM IST

Cover image of the book The Black Magic Women: Stories from Northeast India by Moushumi Kandali. (By Arrangement)

Book excerpt | This in-between space of destruction and desire

Excerpted from 'The Black Magic Women: Stories from Northeast India', short story titled 'Mayur Vihar'

22 May 2022 2:06 AM IST

Cover image of the book Rahul Bajaj: An Extraordinary Life By Gita Piramal. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | History of Indian nation-building from the standpoint of...

There are three ways to understand the country's journey textbooks, history books and biographies of well-known...

22 May 2022 1:20 AM IST

Cover image of Anti-Clock by V.J. James, translated by Ministhy S. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Of death's grim reapers, their wishes, hurts and...

James' 7th novel, and 2nd to be translated into English, is a deep meditation on time and the chaos that ensues when it...

22 May 2022 1:04 AM IST

NewsCover image of the book Nautanki Sala and Other Stories. (By Arrangement)

Book excerpt | When inexplicable things, strangely, don't happen only...

I raised my hand to wave her goodbye, but grabbed my arm and pulled me closer

15 May 2022 12:42 AM IST

Cover image of the book Villainy by Upamanyu Chatterjee. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Chronicle of a normal' murder, foretold staggeringly

While the theme may seem predictable, crime & retribution, it unfolds in surprising ways and that ultimately, is the...

15 May 2022 12:41 AM IST

Cover Image of the book A Mirror Made of Rain by Naheed Phiroze Patel. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Soulful debut holds mirror to fragile mom-daughter tie

The mirror is not just a something to see one's reflection in, it's also symbolic of looking deep into one's soul

8 May 2022 11:59 AM IST

Sculpture of toastmaster. (By Arrangement)

Sridhar Balan | Raising a toast to the golden storytelling legacy of...

Each toast no doubt comprised a story about the happy couple

8 May 2022 11:41 AM IST