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Book Review | Feline mystique! How one cat can change your world

It’s a collection of essays and fictions by cat lovers

20 Feb 2022 2:02 AM

Book Review | Geeky startup ideator cheekily observes patriarchy

Anam’s pen has a flair for infusing humour into the storytelling, which jogged at a steady pace

25 Sep 2021 11:26 PM

Rachna Chhabria | Spooky treats that aim to please

By the time I finished reading the first story, I had built up a voracious appetite for the remaining tales

11 Aug 2021 1:42 AM

Book Review | What it means to be a family and other profound secrets

During her visit to Banaras, Yamuna manages to sneak some family letters from her grandfather’s files

01 Aug 2021 2:10 AM

Book REVIEW | How Mowgli grew up, grew old and loved his mothers

The book chronicles Daniel’s journey in life, from the jungle to civilisation, from childhood till his sixties

06 Dec 2020 10:03 AM

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Rachna Chhabria | Will printed word comfort and inform post-Covid?

Book sales in India aren’t usually very high and the lockdown further plummeted these sales

14 Jun 2020 4:45 PM

For millennials with goals

The third protagonist is Aisha Oberoi, one of Delhi’s most iconic influencers with her popular lifestyle blog Every Delhi Girl.

27 Sep 2019 7:41 AM

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 they left Earth.

11 Aug 2019 4:11 AM

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 victim’s suicide.

04 Aug 2019 5:28 AM

Murder mystery set in the 1,600-year-old kingdom of an able but forgotten queen

The Curse of Anuganga is a historical fiction that transports readers to 403 CE and that too without a time-machine.

21 Jul 2019 3:30 AM

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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 provide their only child.

20 May 2019 6:35 AM

Mythological fantasy thriller that is rich in imagery

The story starts with a gruesome triple homicide in a suburb of Mumbai which keeps the Mumbai police force guessing as to the identity of the killer.

21 Apr 2019 9:16 PM

A present haunted by the sound of ghungroos from the past

The language is akin to the view from the top of a mountain, breathtaking in its rich imagery.

13 Jan 2019 1:02 AM

India’s freedom struggle told through the life of a little girl

A story relevant for all times. A book I would urge people to read, a book worthy of being read more than once.

28 Oct 2018 12:57 AM

A touching story of love, longing and sacrifices in showbiz

The book falls short of a literary masterpiece and that is not because of its flawed heroine.

30 Sep 2018 1:42 AM

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A racy read with lots of laugh-out-loud moments

The story is extremely readable, the credit for it goes to the decent writing style.

02 Sep 2018 12:10 AM

It’s racy, interesting, revealing a wonderful new world to readers

If the story was told only from Zarin’s point of view, the chances of monotony creeping in were high.

12 Aug 2018 12:51 AM

Definitely not an edge of the seat thriller

The slow pace of the book is a big letdown as are the innumerable characters who flit in and out of the story.

17 Jun 2018 1:38 AM

The lives of two women in times of apartheid

The second flashback is that of Sylvie’s, when her story takes precedence.

03 Jun 2018 2:07 AM

Fear: The lietmotif that runs through the narrative

Usually, I am able guess the ending of a thriller halfway through the book, but here I couldn’t do so.

22 Apr 2018 2:21 AM

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