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Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

A Pakistan posting for an Indian diplomat is both a challenge and an opportunity of a lifetime. It is doubly...

31 Aug 2024 1:52 PM IST

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

I write this review with mixed feelings. I asked for this book, because Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay is such an...

31 Aug 2024 1:46 PM IST

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Hard-hitting is a mild word for this collection of short stories by Hindi author and playwright Swadesh...

31 Aug 2024 1:40 PM IST

Book Review | Gardens are a way of life in Delhi

Book Review | Gardens are a way of life in Delhi

Originally a ‘semi-desert’, the history of Delhi can be traced through its gardens. The very first trees planted...

3 Aug 2024 11:25 AM IST

Jadu seems destined to succeed. His mother, pregnant with him, survives a cobra bite, delivers him, and, in later years, delivers two more children, both girls, one of whom dies after a mysterious encounter with a fox . DC Image

Book Review | The '30s-born Bihari man's best life

Book Review | The '30s-born Bihari man's best life

13 July 2024 5:27 PM IST

Book Review | The True Desperation of Odisha’s Dalit Lives

Book Review | The True Desperation of Odisha’s Dalit Lives

All in all, it’s a disturbing, provocative read, but the translation lets the story down occasionally

10 Jan 2026 1:32 PM IST

Book Review | A Master’s New Avatar Fails to Grip

In Ghost-Eye, his first work of fiction in seven years and a sequel in more than just spirit to his previous novels The...

10 Jan 2026 1:31 PM IST

Book Review | Air Warrior Heroes Get Their Due in Unique IAF History

Book Review | Air Warrior Heroes Get Their Due in Unique IAF History

The value of Swapnil Pandey’s book is based on two years of extensive on-site research, travelling across Indian...

10 Jan 2026 1:21 PM IST

Book Review | Open-Ended Puzzle About Motherhood

Book Review | Open-Ended Puzzle About Motherhood

Intense but restrained, this novel will make you think — not just about the plot but quite likely your own life too

3 Jan 2026 1:02 PM IST

Book Review | A Politician Who Stands up for Human Rights

Book Review | A Politician Who Stands up for Human Rights

In this book of articles published in various newspapers and the lectures he gave reflects Kumar’s discerning thoughts...

3 Jan 2026 1:00 PM IST

Book Review | What It Takes to be Queen of India’s Underworld

Book Review | What It Takes to be Queen of India’s Underworld

Narrated in a readable style and set in re-imagined scenarios complete with conversations and other details, the book...

3 Jan 2026 12:43 PM IST

Book Review | An Account of Life in the Hills of Ranikhet

Book Review | An Account of Life in the Hills of Ranikhet

Anuradha Roy’s first non-fiction work – an account of life in the hills of Ranikhet – blends memoir and nature-writing...

27 Dec 2025 1:07 PM IST