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A novel expression of magic

A lot of challenges came Anand's way, and a lack of satisfaction with her initial drafts was a major one.

17 Oct 2019 3:22 AM IST

Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum By Tilak Devasher ICWA & HarperCollins pp 356; Rs 899

Where insurgency has endured in Pakistan

Balochistan's accession to Pakistan is as controversial as that of J&K; in fact, even more so.

11 Oct 2019 5:46 AM IST

Intercourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook by Martha Hopkins and Randall Lockbridge Terrace pp 144; Â£24.95

Of eclectic tastes, creativity and a vicarious feast

Food and literature, or more specifically literary food writing and design are a sub-genre that has always held a...

11 Oct 2019 1:11 AM IST

You beneath Your Skin By Damyanti Biswas Simon and Schuster pp 390; Rs 399

Racy murder mystery has dollops of bitter realism

It is an irresistible fascination, a hide-and-seek relationship. After all, Bhatt has his own set of responsibilities.

11 Oct 2019 1:02 AM IST

Yashodhara by Volga, translated from the Telugu by P.S.V. Prasad Harper Perennial India, Rs 299.

Sapiosexual love is where Buddha and Yashodhara were at

A few weeks after I finished this book, I came across a social media post announcing an anti-feminist yajna in...

6 Oct 2019 5:02 AM IST

Indias Lost Frontier: The Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan by Raghavendra Singh Rupa, Rs 995.

A dense pre-Partition history of NWFP that fails to hold attention

The region was retained as a part of undivided Punjab in 1849, when the British vanquished the Sikh power.

6 Oct 2019 4:59 AM IST

Relentless: An Autobiography by Yashwant Sinha Bloomsbury, Rs 799.

A minister recounts his game of thrones

It is in times like these that one sees political veterans penning memoirs, fulfilling a vital need for the hitherto...

6 Oct 2019 4:56 AM IST

Miguel de Cervantes

Cervantes' friends thought he was deranged, burned his plays

Puchner is professor of drama and English and comparative literature at Harvard. He visited the Jaipur Literary Festival...

4 Oct 2019 2:58 AM IST

The Merman and the book of power, By musharraf ali farooqi Aleph pp 197; Rs 499.

Fables from Caliphate in a cross-species love story

The legend of Gog and Magog and the Iron Gates built to keep them away from human civilisation has also been...

4 Oct 2019 2:53 AM IST

'My mentor suggested I should postpone The Novel'

At least four mugs of chai in a day, often more, sugar intake be damned, we all die in the end.

29 Sept 2019 1:37 AM IST

Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics, by Harivansh and Ravi Dutt Bajpai Rupa, Rs 595.

Tale of 'Young Turk' misses the big picture

A lesser figure than Chandra Shekhar would have come out of such an arrangement in disgrace.

29 Sept 2019 1:27 AM IST

The Financial Affairs of the Common Man By anil lamba Penguin pp.304; Rs 799.

Factor inflation in your income plan

It is because everyone worked twice as hard. Which means they must have also produced twice as much.

27 Sept 2019 7:46 AM IST