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Cover photo of The Inexact Room by Salil Chaturvedi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Surrealistic pieces crafted inexactly

Against this predictability and contrivance stand the occasional rhythm to the words, the touches of whimsy, a few...

23 April 2023 12:01 AM IST

Cover photo by Following a Prayer by Sundar Sarukkai. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Three little girls go looking for meaning

Warmth, humour, playfulness, earthiness, and intelligence shine out of this absolutely charming book.

16 April 2023 12:52 AM IST

Cover photo of One Small Voice by Santanu Bhattacharya. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | One young Indian maps changing nation, finds hope amid...

The book is a grim reminder of what happens when one remains silent the toll it exacts on both the silencer and the...

16 April 2023 12:35 AM IST

Cover photo of The Indian President: An Insiders Account of the Zail Singh Years by K.C. Singh. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | How a family retainer' reinvented himself to be an...

The biggest challenges that Zail Singh faced were during the Army operation in the Golden Temple

9 April 2023 12:30 AM IST

Cover photo of Maulana Azad: A Life by S. Irfan Habib. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Anti-colonial thinker who gave the lie to Islamic...

Brilliant minds came forth as India experienced colonial modernity, and Maulana Azad certainly has a place among the...

9 April 2023 12:28 AM IST

Cover photo of The Forsaken Wilderness by Vivaan Shah. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Florid, lurid, turgid mountaineering fantasy

The Forsaken Wilderness is the story of Barkat Singh Randhawa, a civil engineer by profession.

9 April 2023 12:25 AM IST

Cover photo of A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change by Ashish Kundra. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Northeast a happening place... a bureaucrat explains why

It is the first-hand experience in India's northeastern states that makes Ashish Kundra's book,an exceptional read.

2 April 2023 12:56 AM IST

Cover photo of The Book Beautiful A Memoir of Collecting Rare and Fine Books by Pradeep Sebastian. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Oh, the joy of the book hunt, the thrill of wishful...

Can we be treated to a display and exhibition of Pradeep's collection?

2 April 2023 12:52 AM IST

Cover photo of The Village Maestro & 100 Other Stories by Varghese Mathai. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A joyous romp that's thought-provoking

Mathai's collection is enviably varied and magical.

2 April 2023 12:48 AM IST

Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine Villa...

Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine...

Wajid puts her heroines through emotional turmoil. The writing is decent with good surprise twists in the plot that take...

28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer

Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer

The credit for discovering' Krishnagopal Mallick goes to university professor and novelist Niladri R. Chatterjee

28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open eyes

Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open...

The special thing is that from the facts before him, Lambah has produced a new way of seeing.

28 May 2023 12:46 AM IST