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On December 16, 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army in the newly liberated Bangladesh. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Rare and inspiring accounts from the 1971 war theatres

A serious drawback for India is that for over 74 years since its independence, its actual history has not been taught in...

12 Sept 2021 2:32 AM IST

Since Dhondys title Fragments Against My Ruin, taken from The Waste Land, has been interpreted in many ways, one cant be sure of his precise meaning. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | An immigrant's progress and other scoops from Old...

Did Ronald Reagan really think after seeing Attenborough's film that Indira Gandhi was the Mahatma's daughter?

12 Sept 2021 2:30 AM IST

In a short story, where each word should move the story further, Potkar uses compression, striking a fine balance between what is revealed and what is concealed. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Smell the spirit of Bombay in the margins of these...

Potkar's book with its exquisite use of catalogue, language that soothes and stabs, and sharp observations, is a...

12 Sept 2021 1:28 AM IST

Cover photo of The Bellboy by Anees Salim (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | When innocence meets adversity and cliques clash with...

Review of 'The Bellboy' by Anees Salim

30 Oct 2022 1:39 AM IST

Cover photo of Crooked Cats: Beastly Encounters in the Anthropocene by Nayanika Mathur (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Climate change and evolution of the crooked' cat

Review of 'Crooked Cats: Beastly Encounters in the Anthropocene' by Nayanika Mathur

30 Oct 2022 1:37 AM IST

Cover photo of Dangerous Pursuits by Suniti Namjoshi (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Fables study climate, capital and the flawed beauty of...

Dangerous Pursuits demonstrates the writer's depth of thought and breadth of skill. We float effortlessly from satire...

23 Oct 2022 1:36 AM IST

Cover photo of The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises by Shehan Karunatilaka (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Discoveries from the desk of a Booker winner

These stories remind us of the author of the DSC Prize winning Chinaman and the Booker Prize winning The Seven Moons of...

23 Oct 2022 1:21 AM IST

Cover photo of Challenges to a Liberal Polity by M. Hamid Ansari (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Missed chance to bring nuance to the conversation on...

Review of 'Challenges to a Liberal Polity' by M. Hamid Ansari

9 Oct 2022 1:23 AM IST

Cover photo of C: A Novel by Anupama Raju (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | An unconventional debut that still misses the plot

Review of 'C: A Novel' by Anupama Raju

9 Oct 2022 1:18 AM IST

Cover photo of Evil at the Core By Vinquita Romaine (Photo by arragement)

Book Review | Crime pays for this British-Indian author

Review of 'Evil at the Core' By Vinquita Romaine

9 Oct 2022 1:09 AM IST

Cover photo of These Errors Are Correct By Jeet Thayil (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Grief in verse, portrayed arrestingly

Review of 'These Errors Are Correct' By Jeet Thayil

2 Oct 2022 1:17 AM IST

Cover photo of The Ink Black Heart By Robert Galbraith (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Rowling's edgy whodunit isn't all that controversial

Review of 'The Ink Black Heart' By Robert Galbraith

2 Oct 2022 1:05 AM IST