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All the way home, By Archana Mirajkar LiFi Publications, Rs 350.

Mythology-inspired utopia meditates on cycle of life

These pioneers later came to planet Swarg, carrying with them the best of art and literature they had preserved when...

11 Aug 2019 4:11 AM IST

Chanakyas View: understanding India in Transition, By Pavan K Varma Westland, Rs 699.

Bite-sized appraisals don't gel, reader searches for missing final...

This outdatedness has compounded the persisting truth of David's perceptive assessment that books of columns do not...

11 Aug 2019 4:05 AM IST

Blakes character is modelled on Holmes (right)

Sherlock, Sexton who is the greatest sleuth of all?

As with the fairy tale, it has been tempting for readers of detective fiction to rank a detective too as numero unoâ€.

9 Aug 2019 1:15 AM IST

Surprise, Strategy and Vijay: 20 Years of Kargil and Beyond, By Lt Gen (Dr) V.K. Ahluwalia and Col Narjit Singh Centre for Land Warfare Studies & Pentagon Press pp 320; Rs 1,195.

Stealthily, the enemy sneaked into paradise

Even as an old soldier, he experienced again the fear of climbing the rugged heights.

9 Aug 2019 1:08 AM IST

The Broken Amoretti, a fiction novel by Sudipto Das and Aparajita Dutta, is a quirky, valiant, and goose bumps-raising queer love story.

Love is a many-gendered thing

The Broken Amoretti blends mystery and adventure to break stereotypes and talk about taboo topics.

7 Aug 2019 1:24 AM IST

Now whether it is a coincidence or not, Madhurimas protagonist mirrors the authors strong will and grit despite facing immense hardships.

Fiction follows fact

Madhurima was born and brought up in Kolkata into a very traditional, conservative Jain family, but she hails from the...

7 Aug 2019 1:24 AM IST

Tune for the Dead: A Detective Dhruv Mystery, By Anshul Vijayvargiya and Debashish Irengbam HarperCollins, Rs 299.

Crisp, atmospheric triple murder mystery has quirky characters

From China following a new set of clues, Dhruv and Misha head to Kolkata. Sadly, they are just in time to see the third...

4 Aug 2019 5:28 AM IST

Sita Under the Crescent Moon. A Womans Search for Faith in Pakistan, By Annie Ali Khan Simon and Schuster, Rs 599.

Exploring the Pakistani woman's psychic legacy

Quratulain Ali Khan, known as Annie Ali Khan, dedicates her work to Qurratulain Hyder, the great Urdu writer.

4 Aug 2019 5:24 AM IST

Visible Muslim Invisible Citizen: Understanding Islam in India Democracy, By Salman Khurshid Rupa and Co Rs 499.

Minority report stops short of asking hard questions

The notion that Muslims' problems are internal and self-made is the cornerstone of a new intellectual orthodoxy.

4 Aug 2019 5:16 AM IST

US President Richard Nixons historic meeting in 1972 with Mao Zedong, chairman of the Communist Party of China.

Can't China do for India what US did for China?

The Complete Story of Indian Reforms, 2016. His latest is a career first, deep-dive into geo-political economy.

2 Aug 2019 1:46 AM IST

Life Happens, by Malachi Edwin Vethamani Maya Press Rs 333.

The spoils of separation, the price of disentangling'

Simplicity of language and phrase making are the hallmarks of Malachi Edwin Vethamani's poetry.

2 Aug 2019 1:40 AM IST

Gurmehar Kaur (Photo: Akshay Kapoor)

Young, restless and bold

But things took a pleasant turn when she met Aditya.

31 July 2019 1:42 AM IST