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Cover photo of All Stray Dogs Go to Heaven by Krishna Candeth. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Poignant trip across friendships, philosophies and ties...

Wry humour runs in and out through the stories, lifting the mood, sometimes even in a macabre manner at a funeral!

21 May 2023 12:16 AM IST

Cover photo of Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love by Mike Pompeo. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Trump's strong right arm packed a punch when it came to...

Pompeo admits that his China policy was not as successful as he might have hoped & maintains the efforts to contain...

21 May 2023 12:33 AM IST

Cover photo The Crooked Timber of New India: Essays on a Republic in Crisis by Parakala Prabhakar. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Stoically observing the faults and follies of India's...

The challenge that Prabhakar faces is how to shame a government for its forgivable & unforgivable lapses because of its...

14 May 2023 12:24 AM IST

Cover photo of The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A sex worker's son navigates his dilemmas in this...

It effortlessly covers a substantial part of history, and the lives of many people.

14 May 2023 12:20 AM IST

Cover photo of The Cook by Ajay Chowdhury. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Kolkata ex-cop in Brick Lane finds redemption

The knottiness of the plot and the swelling, sustained suspense alone are worth the price of admission.

14 May 2023 12:17 AM IST

Cover photo of When Ardh Satya Met Himmatwala by Avijit Ghosh. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | 1980s: The decade of kitsch and melodrama in Bollywood...

The author of this engrossing book was in college at that time and cinema was his passion.

7 May 2023 1:03 AM IST

Cover photo of Here and Hereafter: Nirmal Vermas Life in Literature by Vineet Gill. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | An insightful biography of a Hindi thought pioneer

The book is both an inner quest and a critical history.

7 May 2023 1:07 AM IST

Cover photo of The Portrait of a Secret by Tarun Mehrishi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Too many frivolous details spoil a cleverly...

Mehrishi does a good job of bringing all the strands of the story together at the end, and throws in a bonus surprise as...

7 May 2023 1:00 AM IST

Book Review | Entrepreneur couple promotes physical literacy in picture book

Book Review | Entrepreneur couple promotes physical literacy in...

The book is on Toori Mamas' path to fitness and the invaluable lessons he learns in this journey.

6 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

Cover photo of Grief Growth Grace by Neena Verma. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Rising beyond personal losses

The three-part book invites you to discover each of the three entwined phenomena of grief, growth and grace.

6 May 2023 12:36 AM IST

Cover photo of Centres of Power: My Years in the Prime Ministers Office and Security Council. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Sketch of two charismatic PMs whose errors cost India...

The author relates with honesty the flaws and strengths Rajiv Gandhi, then seen as India's John F Kennedy'.

25 Jun 2023 12:50 AM IST

Cover photo ³f The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Rural India gets ready for a feminist romp

While the book starts off all sedate and serious, the author suddenly decides to let her hair down and turns it into a...

25 Jun 2023 12:45 AM IST