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The Perfume Project By Divrina Dhingra. (Image: DC)

Book Review | An obtrusive storyteller's fascinating project

A series of Indian scents takes the reader on a journey far and wide

7 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Traitors Gate By Jeffrey Archer. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Old-fashioned heist thriller goes down to the wire

Can the thieves get the better of the police or will the police force outsmart them?

7 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The Unseeing Idol of Light by K.R. Meena, translated by Ministhy S., Penguin India, Rs 499

Of missing wife and a newfound second love

The Unseeing Idol of Light is a nice story that could have been better with a ruthless editor.

27 May 2018 2:46 AM IST

The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace, by A.S.Dulat, Asad Durrani & Aditya Sinha, HarperCollins, Rs 799

An insight into chronicles of RAW & ISI spy games

This is not the recording of a scholarly seminar, nor the minutes of a dreary conference of high officials.

27 May 2018 2:45 AM IST

Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut, Rs 325.

A #MeToo story, but not exactly sparkling

Anshu, the heroine, is a strong woman, a successful businessperson, a woman who's been through pain and loss.

16 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

Night of Happiness by Tabish Khair, Picador India, Rs 450

A cat and mouse game of reward and punishment

Tabish Khair takes the reader on a journey that forces him to confront big questions.

20 May 2018 1:46 AM IST

Born to be Hanged Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by Syeda Hameed, Rupa, Rs 500.

Tracing the rapid rise and speedy fall of Bhutto

Reading this book one cannot help thinking that Bhutto was probably his own worst enemy.

20 May 2018 1:45 AM IST

The Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales about Rama and Krishna by Sudha Murty, Penguin Random House, Rs 250

Why are Vishnu's avatars, Ram and Krishna, opposites?

Krishna married eight women and gave protection to 16,100 women.

9 Dec 2018 12:58 AM IST

Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal by Parvati Sharma, Juggernaut, Rs 599

The many shades of Jehangir, a quirky Emperor

The third Mughal Emperor, Akbar the Great, built an empire which grew so large and so rich that it might have toppled...

9 Dec 2018 12:57 AM IST

An honorary invitee, Re Parker is swept into a torrent of mystery and intrigue when the HOD of the rune department Prof Heinz drops dead

Book review: Voice of the Runes by Manjiri Prabhu, chilling tale of...

Author cleverly captures readers' imagination all the while dropping hints at what maybe that what everything really...

8 Dec 2018 2:11 PM IST

Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee by Shutapa Paul, Penguin Random House, Rs 299.

Didi: Her turf, on her terms

Mamata emerged from her one-room house with shouts of Mamata Banerjee zindabad .

2 Dec 2018 1:40 AM IST

The Wounds of the Dead by Vikram Paralkar, Fourth Estate, Rs 324

Magically unreal with a touch of absurd

Magic realism is a difficult genre to pull off but Paralkar has managed to do so with aplomb.

25 March 2018 12:45 AM IST