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    Stories from Saratchandra: Innocence and Reality by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay translated by Anindita Mukhopadhyay, Rupa, Rs 295Books
    Poignant stories in old-fashioned style

    The first few stories in the book were not what I expected at all. They were amusing...

    29 April 2018 1:22 AM IST

    Seventeen by Hideo Yokoyama translated by Louise Heal Kawai Hachette India, Rs 499Books
    Books review: An edgy mystery with no crime

    Seventeen is about Yuuki, a 57-year-old reporter with a small local newspaper, the North Kanto Times, in a provincial...

    15 April 2018 2:32 AM IST

    A Ticket to Syria by Shirish Thorat, Bloomsbury India, Rs 399.Books
    A deeply researched thriller on ISIS

    The thriller aspect of the book is fairly thrill-less but by the time the plan to get Zahi out is ready, you do feel...

    11 March 2018 12:26 AM IST

    No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories by Jayant Kaikini HarperPerennial, Rs 350Books
    Celebrating the spirit of Mumbai

    Communal riots break out the next day, the city in a frenzy of bloodletting created by politicians enjoying the show on...

    4 Feb 2018 7:31 AM IST

    Shikari:The Hunt by Yashwant Chittal, Penguin, Random House, Rs 312Books
    Hankering for a deep read? Get Shikari

    The translation is very good, despite the translator's fears about bringing this complex and densely-written Kannada...

    14 Jan 2018 2:58 AM IST

    The Flavour of Spice is a book focused on the spices used most often in Indian cooking, tracing their history as far back as possible, and investigating their mysteries deeply.Books
    A book born out of curiosity over spices

    Reshii eventually solved the kalpasi mystery, but it is her descriptions of situations like this that make her book so...

    3 Dec 2017 1:02 AM IST

    Smile by Roddy Doyle, Publisher: Jonathan Cape, Rs 449Books
    Book review: It doesn't leave you for days

    Victor's memories of school lead to memories of his life after school, as a speaker unafraid to share his opinions on...

    19 Nov 2017 1:31 AM IST

    Zanskar to Ziro: No Stilettos in the Himalayas by Sohini Sen, Niyogi Books, Rs 995Books
    Book review: It makes you fall in love with the hills

    I want to explore the Himalayas with this book, just as the author did, not zip past them.

    12 Nov 2017 1:13 AM IST

    The Deal of a Lifetime: A Novella by Fredrik Backman, Atria Books, Rs 853Books
    Book review: It tugs at your heart & hits at the same time

    The man never understood his son even as he grew up. The son loved his home town. He talked about things like happiness...

    5 Nov 2017 12:54 AM IST

    Piglettes by Clementine Beauvais Penguin Random House, Rs 960.Books
    Book review: A ride full of laughter, tears, sunshine

    Astrid, 16, is not as blas© as Mireille about winning the Pig Pageant.

    3 Sept 2017 2:43 AM IST

    Mrs C Remembers by Himanjali Sankar Pan Macmillan, Rs 299; 193 pagesBooks
    Book review: How a demented mind thinks

    Alzheimer's means that the connections Mrs C makes between the news and her family are not exactly straightforward.

    21 July 2017 12:10 AM IST

    The pink voting booths set up to celebrate first-time women voters in Goa. (Photo: Atish Naik)Opinion
    Go ahead EC, pink rules!

    EC would do well to have pink voting booths all around the country.

    12 Feb 2017 4:31 AM IST

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