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Psychlinis: A story By Shama Husain Notion Press, pp. 232, Rs 300

Understanding the disturbed mind

What doctors want for patients of maniac depression is a placid, calm and harmonious state.

22 Jun 2018 12:59 AM IST

The night ferry by Lotte and Soren Hammer, Niyogi Books, RS 395

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 IST

Indias National Security: Annual Review 2018 By Satish Kumar, Pentagon Press, pp. 416, Rs 1,295

India's national security: An integrated view

Section V dwells on strategic concerns directly affecting India's defensive and offensive capabilities in warfare.

29 Jun 2018 1:43 AM IST

Familiar Strangers by Samah, Penguin India, Rs 250

A little more humour would have done the trick

The depiction of Priya and Chirag's deathly dull and boring marriage works well, though.

24 Jun 2018 12:41 AM IST

Sharmila Tagore and Uttam Kumar in a scene from the film Nayak

Reading a cinematic masterpiece, literally

The only way the novelised Nayak can find readers is by reviving the enthusiasm that one might have felt when one first...

24 Jun 2018 12:39 AM IST

Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright, HarperCollins, Â£16.99

A timely warning about fascism to a tottering world

The fascist takeover of her native Czechoslovakia forced her to flee with her parents.

3 Jun 2018 12:41 AM IST

Naveen Patnaik by Ruben Banerjee, Juggernaut, Rs 599

Odisha's shy, chain-smoking CM and his art of survival

When Naveen entered politics in Odisha, he was trying to reach out to the people of his native land whose rusticity he...

5 Aug 2018 12:32 AM IST

Points of Entry by Nadeem Farooq Paracha, Tranquebar, Rs 499

A leisurely journey through Pak's past, present and future

On hearing from him after long, Paracha mailed Anthony asking him to bring his guitar the next time he visited Pakistan.

5 Aug 2018 12:28 AM IST

A Girl Like That, by Tanaz Bhathena, Penguin Random House, Rs 399.

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 IST

Who Owns that Song? by A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Juggernaut, Rs 599.

A slickly produced work of non-fiction

The impact of his work over Tamil literature and culture has been huge, the author notes and shows how.

12 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST

The Begums of Peshawar by Najma Yusufi, Hachette India, Rs 399.

Trials of women in a society dominated by men

It was something you were born to, if you were a woman, and embedded in you from girlhood.

12 Aug 2018 12:44 AM IST

The Birth of Kali by Anita Sivakumaran, Juggernaut, Rs 299

A perfect bhel-puri of desire, betrayal, sex

Domestic violence, acid attack, purdah system witch hunting, environmental issues are presented in a drama form in the...

19 Aug 2018 12:31 AM IST