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Coverpage of Hungry Humans. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | How youth is misspent in Kumbakonam

The acclaimed Tamil novel 'Pasitha Manidam', set in the Tamil heartland, is about human nature with its blemishes and...

26 Jun 2022 12:12 AM IST

Coverpage of An American Girl in India. (By Arrangement)

Book Excerpt: The many unlooked-for advantages of speaking Bangla and...

The book is an annotated edition of parts of 33 long letters I wrote my parents between 1963 and 1964 during my stay in...

26 Jun 2022 12:06 AM IST

Over the Edge By Vandana Kumari Jena. (Image by arrangement)

24 startling stories begging to be reread...

'Over the Edge' is like having an entire meal of short-eats or starters, each snack is fulfilling and tasty by itself

18 Jun 2022 11:56 PM IST

Rani Gaidinliu By Som Kamei. (Image by arrangement)

Book excerpt: India needs to learn about this intrepid queen' of N-E

Excerpt from 'Rani Gaidinliu: Legendary Freedom Fighter from the Northeast'

18 Jun 2022 11:52 PM IST

Pebblemonkey By Manindra Gupta. (Image by arrangement)

Book Review | Climate fantasy that captivates and concerns

Sinha preserves his voice in this work and deserves to be congratulated for presenting this literary gem to readers

18 Jun 2022 11:47 PM IST

The cover page of Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara. (By arrangement)

Book Review | Ambitious sci-fi certain to entertain

A system developed to end corruption and ruin ironically ends in chaos

12 Jun 2022 2:48 PM IST

The cover page of Editor Missing: The Media in Todays India by Ruben Banerjee. (By Arrangement)

Boom Review | Editor's memoir uncovers large-scale media rot

Banerjee's Editor Missing manages to hold the mirror to Indian media

12 Jun 2022 2:45 PM IST

The cover page of The Blue Book: A Writers Journal by Amitava Kumar. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Writer turns diarist, maps his own matrix of thoughts

It's a small book, sprinkled lightly with insight, with moments of intimacy and of honesty

12 Jun 2022 2:42 PM IST

Cover image of the work Shringara in Classical Indian Dance edited by Sharon Lowen. (By Arrangement)

Book Review | Articulating India's dance vocabularies of desire

Captivating photographs add value to this volume

5 Jun 2022 11:49 AM IST

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