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Mouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations By Toni Morrison Chatto & Windus, Rs 699

You are responsible for your worldview, keep it simple

The pieces in Mouth Full of Blood are categorised into three parts: the political, Black matters, and Morrison on her...

20 May 2019 6:29 AM IST

Officers check the identity of voters before allowing them to vote at a polling station in Prayagraj, UP. (Photo: AP)

Reclaiming the soul of India' a tall task for next government

Sahay makes a pertinent and extremely worrying point virtually on the eve of the electoral season's D-Day.

17 May 2019 1:19 AM IST

The Mahabharata By Meera Uberoi, Primus Books pp 386, Rs 295

Plurality tradition flows from epics

A text like the Mahabharata will have to be understood in the specific cultural and historical context in which it was...

17 May 2019 1:14 AM IST

Sreemoyee Piu Kundu

Cut above the rest

Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's latest book traces the journey of a small-time Marathi theatre artiste.

16 May 2019 12:10 AM IST

The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction Edited by Tarun K. Saintl Hachette, Rs 399

Science fiction all too preoccupied with political griefs

In the modern world driven by technology, self-interest and consumerism, even the sea can vanish overnight (Stealing the...

12 May 2019 12:11 AM IST

India Misinformed: The True Story By Pratik Sinha, Dr Sumaiya Shaikh & Arjun Sidharth HarperCollins, Rs 399

Fake news and India's tryst with post-truth politics

The book is divided into 13 chapters with each separately addressing an area that attracted the attention of the...

12 May 2019 12:10 AM IST

Indias and Chinas missing girls, By Gwendolyn Simpson Chabrier Atlantic pp.152, Rs 595.

Thoughts on how to raise India's abandoned children

The new facilities have separate suites for Bibi's married daughters' who frequently visit their adopted mother.

10 May 2019 1:48 AM IST

Print and Publishing in Colonial Bengal: The Journey of Bidyasundar, By Tapti Roy Routledge pp.203, Rs 995.

Annadamangal and Bengal's tryst with the printed word

The book narrativises an evidenced historical journey without losing sight of the topicality and contemporaneity of its...

10 May 2019 1:28 AM IST

The days of my china dragon, By chandrahas choudhury Simon & Schuster pp.264, Rs 299.

In delectable foursome, craft marries sensibility

Mee and Juhibaby (Speaking Tiger) is the acclaimed actress, Susmita Mukherjee's debut novel.

10 May 2019 1:17 AM IST

Love that crosses borders

Author and screenwriter Arpit Vageria's latest book Love Knows No LOC narrates the story of an Indian cricketer and a...

9 May 2019 5:56 AM IST

Vickram E Diwan

A ghostly tale

An intriguing read, Warlock by author Vickram E Diwan traces the roots of Indian tantrik activities that lead to a...

9 May 2019 5:52 AM IST

Ayodhya: City of Faith, City of Discord By Valay Singh Aleph, Rs 499

How a mosque became a temple and besieged a nation

Acharya Narendra Dev lost by 1,000 or so votes to Baba Raghav Das.

5 May 2019 6:20 AM IST