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Side Effects of Living: An Anthology of Voices on Mental Health, Edited by Jhilmil Breckinridge and Namarita Kathait Women Unlimited, Rs 299.

No more shaming, no more silencing amplified minds

The survivors have not only lived to tell their tales, they have learnt to cope and lead relatively happy lives despite...

2 Jun 2019 2:55 AM IST

Three-time F1 champ faced death and lived to tell the tale

Delhi had been a previous world book capital in 2003 and our meeting was held on the sidelines of the Bogota Book Fair.

31 May 2019 1:47 AM IST

The Memory of Now By geet chaturvedi Translated by anita gopalan Anomalous Press pp.60, $12.

Seven shining jewels found in translation

Geet Chaturvedi already enjoys a wide reputation as being one of the foremost contemporary Hindi poets.

31 May 2019 1:45 AM IST

How Your Child Can Win in Life by Matthew Ragget, Publisher: juggernaut, pp.254, Rs 499

For that winning edge

What's lovely about the book is how it talks about how schools for the underprivileged are doing wonderful things.

31 May 2019 1:38 AM IST

Nanak Singh, Khooni Vaisakhi A Poem From The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919, translated by Navdeep Suri HarperCollins, Rs 299.

Witness account of one crimson summer

The book under review is on one such major historical event that set the stage for the Independence movement to gather...

26 May 2019 6:03 AM IST

Journeys: A Poets Diary, edited by Krishna Ramanujan and Guillermo Rodriguez Penguin: Hamish Hamilton, Rs 599.

A memoir that mind maps a creative genius

But poets generally tend to have their own unique and unpredictable style, one that is both charming and disarming.

26 May 2019 5:59 AM IST

Saikat Majumder The Scent of God, by Saikat Majumder, Publisher: Simon & Schuster pp.248, 499

The Unspeakable

Author and professor Saikat Majumder writes about relationships that are yet to be completely accepted by our...

23 May 2019 1:38 AM IST

Happily ever after parting ways

Swati Kumari, who writes about socially relevant topics, talks about her new book Happily Married Happily Divorced.

23 May 2019 12:47 AM IST

The Beauty of the Moment By Tanaz Bhathena Penguin, Rs 299

Predictable teen romance shaped by emigration, loss

The reason being Susan's parents want to give her better chances in life which studying and living in Canada will...

20 May 2019 6:35 AM IST

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